Starter quiz
- In an analytical response, what are you expected to cover?
- A detailed plot summary.
- Detailed analysis of the writer's methods. ✓
- A detailed summary of the writer's life experiences.
- Detailed exploration of the writer's message. ✓
- A detailed explanation of what your opinion about the main character was.
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- In Stave 3 of 'A Christmas Carol', what does the Ghost of Christmas Present reveal about Tiny Tim's future?
- He will become a wealthy businessman.
- He will remain in poor health and not survive. ✓
- He will become Scrooge's next business partner.
- He will become a clerk just like his father Bob.
- He will become a child like Ignorance and Want.
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- In 'A Christmas Carol', what is the significance of the Ghost of Christmas Present's torch?
- It represents the warmth of family and love.
- It symbolises the fleeting nature of time.
- It represents Christmas spirit and goodwill. ✓
- It is a representation of material wealth.
- It indicates the arrival of the winter season.
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- In Stave 3 of 'A Christmas Carol', what transformation occurs in Scrooge during his time with the Ghost of Christmas Present?
- He becomes more miserly and resentful.
- He experiences a deep sense of regret and sorrow. ✓
- He develops a greater understanding of empathy and compassion. ✓
- He becomes more obsessed with wealth and material possessions.
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- In Stave 3 of 'A Christmas Carol', what is the symbolic meaning of the two children under the Ghost of Christmas Present's robe?
- Past and Future, symbolising the passage of time.
- Wealth and Poverty, reflecting social inequality.
- Scrooge's good and bad deeds, illustrating his inner conflict.
- Charity and Generosity, emphasising the spirit of Christmas.
- Ignorance and Want, representing mankind's sins. ✓
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- What is Dickens' message about childhood in 'A Christmas Carol'?
- It is not a significant or important time.
- Children should be used as a resource to support one's family.
- Children don't need protecting - it is better that they understand injustice.
- Children need protecting, so that they don't become resentful adults. ✓
- Children should live a carefree and dependent childhood. ✓
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Exit quiz
- When we analyse a text, we are examining the writer's use of...
- 'methods.' ✓
- Which of the following are examples of 'larger methods'?
- Pronoun.
- Simile. ✓
- Juxtaposition. ✓
- Verb.
- Noun.
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- Which of the following words are examples of discourse markers?
- So ✓
- Scrooge
- Thus ✓
- And
- He
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- Match these layers of analysis up to their meaning for the following quote from 'A Christmas Carol': "Solitary as an oyster".
- Overarching impression⇔Scrooge is presented as an isolated character. ✓
- Larger method⇔Dickens uses a simile to suggest that Scrooge hoards wealth. ✓
- Smallest method⇔"solitary" also shows his lack of respect for community. ✓
- Which of these meanings are appropriate pieces of analysis for the quotation: "They are Man's" about Ignorance and Want in 'A Christmas Carol'?
- Capitalisation of 'Man's' shows they belong to all of humanity. ✓
- Shows the patriarchal society because men had dominance.
- Shows that they are a product of society. ✓
- Shows that both Ignorance and Want are male.
- Symbolism used to show that they represent the sins of mankind. ✓
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- Match the method up to the quotations from 'A Christmas Carol'.
- Simile⇔"As solitary as an oyster." ✓
- Metaphor⇔"A jolly... giant." ✓
- Zoomorphism⇔"Scrooge growled." ✓
- Colour symbolism⇔"Thin lips blue." ✓
- Pathetic fallacy⇔"The fog and darkness thickened so." ✓
- Symbolism⇔"Feeble fire." ✓
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Key learning points
- Writers layer methods upon methods to create a literary text.
- When analysing the text, you can analyse the layers of meaning.
- The writer's method is any conscious choice the writer makes -the smallest method a writer uses is the individual word.
- You can analyse a quotation by starting with an overarching impression and then drilling down into the methods.
- Discourse markers can be used to link layers of analysis together.
Common misconception
Students think that the writer's method is just similes/metaphors etc.
The writer's method is anything that they do consciously - it's any conscious choice that they make.
Keywords
To analyse - To analyse a quotation means to examine it in detail to find meaning.
Method - A method is anything the writer does - any choice that the writer makes.
Discourse marker - A discourse marker is a word which helps us structure our writing or speech into sections.
Accustomed - If you become accustomed to something, you become used to it.
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