Year 10 - English
Using inference and embedded quotations to craft effective summaries
Non-fiction: changing views
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills. They look at a range of nineteenth century and modern texts in tandem, and practise comparing viewpoints. They then practise emulating different techniques from the texts in order to develop their speech and opinion writing.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand and emulate how to use inference and embedded quotations to craft effective summaries.
Key Notes
- Inferences rely on things that haven't been explicitly stated but hinted at or suggested.
- Embedded quotations should be part of the sentence, short and relevant.
- Using synonyms of 'suggests' and 'shows' can help create an effective summary.
- Arguably, an effective summary relies on inferences and embedded evidence for the inferences.
Vocabulary To Learn
- summarise: to express the most important ideas about something in a short and clear form
- embedded: when referring to quotations, if a quotation is embedded then it is included in your own sentence
- inference: a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
- implicit: suggested though not directly expressed
- explicit: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils sometimes think that using long quotations offers the best evidence for your point.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Inferences rely on things that haven't been explicitly stated but hinted at or suggested. Embedded quotations should be part of the sentence, short and relevant.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'summarise'
to express the most important ideas about something in a short and clear form.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils sometimes think that using long quotations offers the best evidence for your point. Correction: Using short, embedded quotations is the most effective way of evidencing your ideas.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- Considering and analysing attitude in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Considering and analysing the use of anecdotes in a non-fiction text Study Guide
- Considering and emulating onomatopoeia and alliteration in speech writing Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of anaphora in speech writing Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of direct address in the opening of a speech Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of extended analogies in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of hyperbole in opinion writing Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of rhetorical questions in opinion writing Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of similes in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Considering and understanding the attitude of a non-fiction text Study Guide
- Crafting an effective comparison of non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Developing reading skills and personal responses to non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Planning a speech and building your counter-argument Study Guide
- Using colons, dashes, and semicolons effectively in opinion writing Study Guide
- Using comparatives and superlatives to effectively compare non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Using rhetorical devices to write an effective speech Study Guide
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