Starter quiz
- Which of the following words could refer to a writer's use of structure?
- framework ✓
- outline ✓
- vocabulary
- similes and metaphors
- shape ✓
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- What is a memoir?
- an embellished account of the highlights of someone's life
- a fictional tale
- a written account of someone's own life and experiences ✓
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- What word beginning with 'j' describes two contrasting things being placed next to each other for contrasting effect?
- 'juxtaposition' ✓
- What word beginning with 'f' is a method we might use to warn or indicate a future event?
- 'foreshadowing' ✓
- What does formative mean?
- producing a powerful feeling or strong, clear images in one's mind
- having a profound influence on someone's development ✓
- extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque
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- Which of the below might be described as 'quaint'?
- a car park
- a cobbled village ✓
- a forest
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Exit quiz
- Starting with the first, arrange the parts of Keller according to the order that she writes them in her memoir 'The Story of My Life'.
- 1⇔vivid childhood scene: being amongst the gardens of her southern home
- 2⇔background and family life: how she was named, her disposition as a toddler
- 3⇔formative moment: illness that interrupted her idyllic childhood
- Which word beginning with 'f' describes something that has had a profound effect on someone's development?
- 'formative' ✓
- 'The humble greenery of my childhood will forever be etched into my memory despite the chaotic roar of adolescence.' This sentence uses ...
- juxtaposition ✓
- alliteration
- anaphora
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- What is the purpose of Keller's foreshadowing in her memoir 'A Story of My Life'?
- to create a vivid image of the idyllic gardens
- to build intrigue and signpost a change in tone ✓
- to evoke guilt in the reader
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- Which sentence uses the word 'alight' correctly?
- Her eyes were alight with glee. ✓
- The wind alighted.
- The movie filled me with alight.
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- "Oh how I would love to have stayed viewing the world with this lens of wonder and enchantment." This sentence uses ...
- juxtaposition
- foreshadowing ✓
- alliteration
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Key learning points
- A memoir is an opportunity for someone to write about formative moments in their life.
- There are three main parts of Keller's childhood account.
- Keller uses contrast to show the formative impact of her childhood illness.
- Keller uses foreshadowing to build intrigue and signpost a change in the tone of her account.
Common misconception
Pupils may think foreshadowing can only be used for upcoming events of a negative nature.
If pupils want to hint at positive memory to come, foreshadowing can also be used.
Keywords
Formative - having a profound influence on someone's development
Quaint - attractively unusual or old fashioned
Alight - shining brightly
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