Year 10 - English
Considering how Verne uses sentences in 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth'
Fiction: science fiction writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupls read extracts from three science fiction texts and analyse how writers use language for effect. They first look at how writers use sentences and punctuation, before looking at semantic fields, noun phrases and sensory language. Pupils use this to write thier own descriptions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how different sentence types work together to create an overall effect.
Key Notes
- Writers vary the position of subordinate clauses in a sentence, to alter pace, tension and emphasis
- Writers vary the types of sentence used (interrogative, exclamatory, declarative and imperative) to convey emotion
- When analysing sentences, give precise examples from the text
- When analysing sentences, break down the effect of different sentence structures in detail
Vocabulary To Learn
- Science Fiction: Fiction based on imagined scientific or technological advances or major social or environmental changes.
- Main clause: A clause in a sentence that can form a complete sentence when standing alone.
- Subordinate clause: A clause in a sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It complements a main clause.
- Interrogative sentence: Sentences that ask a question.
- Exclamatory sentence: Sentences that express sudden or strong emotions.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Main and subordinate clauses are merely grammatical terms not worthy of analysis.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Writers vary the position of subordinate clauses in a sentence, to alter pace, tension and emphasis. Writers vary the types of sentence used (interrogative, exclamatory, declarative and imperative) to convey emotion.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Science Fiction'
Fiction based on imagined scientific or technological advances or major social or environmental changes.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Main and subordinate clauses are merely grammatical terms not worthy of analysis. Correction: A writer's decision to use subordinate and main clauses is a creative choice. Their use can achieve different things (e.g. tension, pace).
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'The War of the Worlds': How punctuation and sentence structures create impact Study Guide
- 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea': explaining a writer's structural choices Study Guide
- Emulating how Verne uses sentences in 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' Study Guide
- Refining descriptions with semantic fields, present participles, and semicolons Study Guide
- Revising key strategies to write effective descriptions Study Guide
- Using punctuation to create specific effects in descriptive writing Study Guide
- Using semantic fields in a piece of creative writing Study Guide
- Using sensory language to write effective descriptions Study Guide
- Using synonyms and expanded noun phrases to craft effective descriptions Study Guide
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