Year 10 - English
'After Dark': exploring Murakami's extended metaphor
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 analyse Murakami's use of semantic field and extended metaphor.
Key Notes
- A semantic field is a group of words linked together via their meaning.
- Semantic fields can help to create extended metaphors.
- Murakami uses the semantic field of biology in the opening of 'After Dark'.
- Murakami uses the semantic field of biology to characterise the city as a living organism via extended metaphor.
- Murakami emphasises the dynamic, interconnected nature of the city.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Cumulative: increasing as new additions are added
- Semantic field: a group of words related in meaning
- Extended metaphor: a metaphor that extends multiple lines of a text
- Dynamic: characterised by constant change or activity
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Students may misinterpret Murakami's semantic field and assume the text is a horror, mystery or thriller story.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A semantic field is a group of words linked together via their meaning. Semantic fields can help to create extended metaphors.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Cumulative'
increasing as new additions are added.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Students may misinterpret Murakami's semantic field and assume the text is a horror, mystery or thriller story. Correction: If you really break down Murakami's use of semantic field, his word choice is more centered around dynamism of a living organism.
More Lessons In This Unit
- '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 inversion and asyndeton to craft interesting sentence structures Study Guide
- Using onomatopoeia and alliteration to craft interesting sound imagery Study Guide
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