Year 10 - English
Considering and emulating the use of similes 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 and analyse the use of similes in a non-fiction text and then emulate the writer's craft.
Key Notes
- A simile might be useful in non-fiction writing to explain an idea to the reader.
- Reedy's use of similes highlights the level of scrutiny and unwanted attention she endures.
- To create a simile, we might start with deciding on what idea we want to communicate.
- Then we might decide on a comparative image which has connotations that match our idea.
- Finally, we might add extra details to enhance the reader's understanding.
Vocabulary To Learn
- simile: a figure of speech that involves comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'
- connotations: a feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning
- paparazzi: a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities to get photographs of them
- scrutiny: if a person or thing is under scrutiny, they are being studied or observed very carefully
- justification: the action of showing something to be right or reasonable
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Figurative language such as similes belongs in fictional writing rather than non-fiction.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A simile might be useful in non-fiction writing to explain an idea to the reader. Reedy's use of similes highlights the level of scrutiny and unwanted attention she endures.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'simile'
a figure of speech that involves comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Figurative language such as similes belongs in fictional writing rather than non-fiction. Correction: Non-fiction writing is all about informing, persuading or educating the reader and therefore similes can be a very useful device to explain ideas to the reader.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- 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 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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