Year 10 - English
Considering and emulating the use of extended analogies in non-fiction writing
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 identify, analyse and emulate the use of extended analogies for effect in non-fiction writing.
Key Notes
- An extended analogy is a comparison between one thing and another that is developed throughout the piece of work.
- A non-fiction piece of writing might use extended analogies to help communicate an idea to the audience.
- To craft an extended analogy, we might begin by thinking about what idea we want to communicate.
- Once we have our idea, we might think about what comparison we can use to communicate this idea.
- Once we have our comparison, we might develop it into an extended analogy through synonyms and semantic fields.
Vocabulary To Learn
- effective: successful in producing a desired or intended result
- extended analogy: a comparison between two things to develop a point, that is extended across a piece of writing
- communicate: share or exchange information, news, or ideas
- semantic field: a group of words or expressions that are related in meaning
- emulate: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Language devices - like extended analogies - are more appropriate for analysis in stories and narrative fiction.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
An extended analogy is a comparison between one thing and another that is developed throughout the piece of work. A non-fiction piece of writing might use extended analogies to help communicate an idea to the audience.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'effective'
successful in producing a desired or intended result.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Language devices - like extended analogies - are more appropriate for analysis in stories and narrative fiction. Correction: Using language devices such as extended analogies can be a very effective way of communicating ideas in non-fiction writing.
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 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 inference and embedded quotations to craft effective summaries Study Guide
- Using rhetorical devices to write an effective speech Study Guide
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