Starter quiz
- A writer's ______ is the reason of their writing or what they hope to achieve.
- 'intent' ✓
- Tone refers to...
- a reader’s emotional response.
- a writer’s attitude or emotional stance. ✓
- a writer’s attitude or emotional stance. ✓
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- What is a summary?
- an analysis of the main points of something
- a brief overview of the main points of something ✓
- a detailed overview of the main points of something
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- What is inference?
- using clues to make an educated guess ✓
- when you a conduct single word analysis
- explaining a quote
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- What might it mean if someone is 'militant'?
- they are forceful or determined ✓
- they are old fashioned
- they are hardworking
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- In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many women started to campaign for women’s rights, particularly, women’s right to vote. What was this movement called?
- suffering movement
- suffragette movement ✓
- solidarity movement
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Exit quiz
- What does it mean to have the 'gist' of a text?
- to analyse writer’s attitude or emotional stance
- to have the main idea or essence of something ✓
- to be able to pick out key quotations
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- Match the key terms to their definitions.
- fervent⇔intensely passionate or enthusiastic ✓
- militant⇔forceful, determined and extreme ✓
- archaic⇔outdated or old-fashioned ✓
- Which words best described the tone of this sentence: "I am here as a soldier who has temporarily left the field of battle in order to explain - it seems strange it should have to be explained..."
- frustrated ✓
- defeated
- determined ✓
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- Skimming and ______ might help you get the gist of a text.
- 'scanning' ✓
- ______ is stating what is implied and not just stating the obvious.
- 'inference' ✓
- What should a successful summary include?
- developed a relevant inferences ✓
- language analysis
- words like 'implies' or 'suggests' ✓
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Key learning points
- Key information can be used to make predictions and draw conclusions before you read a text.
- Skimming and scanning can be a useful strategy for finding the key points, particularly when reading archaic texts.
- Understanding the gist of a text means being able to succinctly explain what it is about.
- inference is about looking at texts and coming up with interpretations using clues or evidence
Common misconception
Sometimes students think that a focused summary requires analysis of language.
Analysis requires you to zoom in and comment in detail about language choices. Why might this not be useful for a summary, where the aim is to be succinct and give a brief overview of a text?
Keywords
Fervent - a feeling or expression that is intensely passionate, enthusiastic, or earnest
Gist - is the main idea or essence of something, often brief and in a simplified form
Militant - to be forceful, determined and extreme, sometimes using aggressive methods
Tone - a writer’s attitude or emotional stance; encompasses the mood, feeling and overall atmosphere
Archaic - something that is outdated, old-fashioned, or no longer in common use
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