Starter quiz
- What is a rhetorical question?
- a question directed specifically to someone
- a question with only one possible answer
- a question posed for effect or emphasis, not expecting a direct answer ✓
- a question that cannot be definitively answered
- a question with no right answer
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- Which of the five senses is missing from this list? See, hear, taste, touch and ...
- 'smell' ✓
- Which of these words means 'having reduced sensitivity or emotional response, often due to repeated exposure to something'?
- indifference
- desensitised ✓
- devolved
- diminished
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- What is PTSD?
- the process of signing up to join the army
- a mental health condition triggered by a traumatic event ✓
- an illness experienced by people who have inhaled smoke from a fire
- the treaty that brought about the end of WWI
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- Which of these words is a synonym for 'surreal'?
- other-worldly ✓
- ubiquitous
- flammable
- chaotic
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- What is a thesis statement?
- a great way to plan an essay
- another phrase for 'contextual information'
- a sentence using comparative language to show the relationship between the texts
- a summary of the main argument of an essay, usually found in the conclusion
- a summary of the main argument of an essay, usually found in the introduction ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match each of these words to the correct definition.
- firsthand⇔directly experienced or observed, without intermediaries or sources ✓
- mediated⇔experienced through an intermediary or secondary source, indirect ✓
- authentic⇔genuine, real, or true to its own nature, origin or character ✓
- What does evaluate mean?
- identifying similarities and differences between two or more things
- examining or studying something in detail, breaking it down into smaller parts
- making a ‘value’ judgement about the quality of something ✓
- combining or integrating various elements or ideas to form a coherent whole
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- Why may we argue that the speaker of Satyamurti's 'War Photographer' has an indirect experience of the horrors of war?
- They have never actually visited a warzone.
- They are desensitised to the violence of war.
- They witness and capture the traumatic experiences of others using their camera. ✓
- We couldn't argue this - their experience of war is direct and firsthand.
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- How does Wilfred Owen provide a more harrowing account of war in 'Exposure' than Carole Satyamurti's depiction in 'War Photographer'?
- Both poems use sensory descriptions but only Owen focuses on a range of senses. ✓
- Both poems uses rhetorical questions but only Owen repeats them throughout.
- Owen's poem uses the form of a sonnet, showing his love for those he lost.
- He doesn't - Satyamurti more effectively captures war's atrocities using similes
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- Which of these words is an example of a comparative vocabulary?
- whereas ✓
- perhaps
- implies
- evidently
- both ✓
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- How can we add detail to a thesis statement?
- support our ideas with evidence from the text
- zoom in the writer's use of methods
- introduce and summarise the key ideas in each text ✓
- explain the key ideas in one poem in detail
- link to the writer’s intentions or wider context ✓
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Key learning points
- Owen's authentic poem presents a first hand experience of war.
- Often first hand experiences create more harrowing poetry.
- Both poems use sensory descriptions to create a vivid impression of warzones.
- Both poets explore the atrocities of war.
- Comparative adjectives can be used to evaluate the subtle differences between the poets’ attitudes and methods.
Common misconception
Both poems are based on a firsthand experience of war.
Only 'Exposure' is based on firsthand experience since Owen was serving as a WWI British soldier while writing. Satyamurti's poem wasn't based on any one particular person, event or conflict.
Keywords
Firsthand - directly experienced or observed, without intermediaries or secondary sources
Mediated - experienced through an intermediary or secondary source, not directly experienced or observed
Evaluate - making a ‘value’ judgement about the quality of something (e.g. it is longer, better, more harrowing)
Sensory descriptions - detailed depictions that appeal to the senses, enhancing imagery and immersion in writing
Comparative adjectives - words used to compare differences or similarities between two or more nouns or pronouns
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