Year 10 - English
Identifying and analysing Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'
Fiction: ending stories
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils look at four different story ending types and practise emulating them. They look at resolution in 'Moriaty', cliffhanger in 'The Two Towers', anti-climax in 'Hera' and plot twist in 'Atonement', before then crafting their own effective ending.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify and analyse Horowitz's use of symbolism and setting to create resolution in 'Moriarty'.
Key Notes
- Potentially, crime fiction is a popular genre because people want to explore the darkness without experiencing it.
- Stereotypically, crime fiction is resolved by the crime being solved and the criminal facing justice.
- While the criminal is apprehended in his story, Horowitz subverts the genre by having another criminal capture him.
- Arguably, Horowitz creates a reassuring resolution through the use of setting, light imagery and symbolism.
Vocabulary To Learn
- resolution: the conclusion of the story's plot where all unanswered questions are solved
- idyllic: a place or experience that is extremely pleasant, beautiful or peaceful
- crime fiction: a fictional narrative where a crime is committed and investigated by a professional or amateur
- stereotype: a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like
- symbolism: the idea that things (images, people etc.) represent other things
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some people think that crime fiction is a trivial genre.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Potentially, crime fiction is a popular genre because people want to explore the darkness without experiencing it. Stereotypically, crime fiction is resolved by the crime being solved and the criminal facing justice.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'resolution'
the conclusion of the story's plot where all unanswered questions are solved.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Some people think that crime fiction is a trivial genre. Correction: Crime fiction explores the dark side of human psychology and reading crime fiction where the crime is solved can help reassure us that society is a safe place and criminals are punished.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Considering and emulating Tolkien's use of a cliffhanger in 'The Two Towers' Study Guide
- Crafting an effective ending Study Guide
- Emulating Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty' Study Guide
- Emulating Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement' Study Guide
- Emulating Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera' Study Guide
- Identifying and analysing Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement' Study Guide
- Identifying and analysing Saint's use of an anti-climax in 'Hera' Study Guide
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