Year 10 - English
Using inversion and asyndeton to craft interesting sentence structures
Fiction: read around the world
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read extracts from four novels from around the world, and use them to develop their narrative writing. In particular, pupils explore writers' use of structure. At the end of the unit, pupils consider their own use of paragraphs for effect and write an engaging narrative.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to experiment with a range of different sentence structures to make your creative writing more engaging.
Key Notes
- An inverted sentence reverses the natural order of a sentence.
- Using an inverted sentence structure is a good way to vary syntax to make your writing more engaging.
- Asyndeton uses a list with no conjunctions whilst polysyndeton uses a list with a repeated conjunction.
- Asyndeton creates a fast pace whereas polysyndeton creates a slower pace.
- You can create interesting sentence structures by adding a climactic structure to your writing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Syntax: the order of words in a sentence
- Inverted: changed from its normal position by being ordered in the opposite way
- Asyndeton: the omission of conjunctions between parts of a sentence
- Polysyndeton: repetition of conjunctions in close succession within a sentence
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Lists cannot add sophistication to your writing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
An inverted sentence reverses the natural order of a sentence. Using an inverted sentence structure is a good way to vary syntax to make your writing more engaging.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Syntax'
the order of words in a sentence.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Lists cannot add sophistication to your writing. Correction: Varying the way we write lists can make our writing more sophisticated.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- 'After Dark': selecting evidence to support language analysis Study Guide
- 'Suite Française': evaluating ideas about a writer's craft Study Guide
- 'Suite Française': forming opinions on fiction Study Guide
- 'The Cellist of Sarajevo': expressing a personal and critical response to a text Study Guide
- Analysing images of hope and destruction in Galloway's 'The Cellist of Sarajevo' Study Guide
- Analysing Saramago's use of structural devices in 'Blindness' Study Guide
- Crafting an engaging narrative Study Guide
- Developing reading skills by responding to Murakami's 'After Dark' Study Guide
- Emulating Murakami's craft to write a descriptive opening Study Guide
- Emulating Saramago's use of structure in 'Blindness' Study Guide
- Exploring and emulating Galloway's use of symbols in 'The Cellist of Sarajevo' Study Guide
- Exploring structure in Murakami's 'After Dark' Study Guide
- Exploring the use of time in Galloway's 'The Cellist of Sarajevo' Study Guide
- Structuring paragraphs effectively in creative writing Study Guide
- Using onomatopoeia and alliteration to craft interesting sound imagery Study Guide
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