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Year 10 - English

'A Christmas Carol': writing about the presentation of children

A Christmas Carol: Scrooge's redemption

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils read and explore 'A Christmas Carol'. They start by reading the novella in full, pausing during each stave to analyse key scenes, characters, themes and methods. After reading the novella, pupils chart Scrooge's redemptive journey and craft an essay on the presentation of fear.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to demonstrate rich layers of textual analysis in your extended responses about children in the novella.

Key Notes

  • 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.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • 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.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Students think that the writer's method is just similes/metaphors etc.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

Writers layer methods upon methods to create a literary text. When analysing the text, you can analyse the layers of meaning.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'To analyse'

To analyse a quotation means to examine it in detail to find meaning.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Students think that the writer's method is just similes/metaphors etc. Correction: The writer's method is anything that they do consciously - it's any conscious choice that they make.

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