Year 11 - English
Emulating Ishiguro's use of an artificial voice in 'Klara and the Sun'
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore and practise emulating a range of different narrative voices. They explore narrative voice in 'Alias Grace', 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'Klara and the sun' before crafting their own narrative voices. At the end of the unit, they write a narrative with a compelling voice.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to emulate Ishiguro's use of mechanical and spatial language to craft your own artificial voice.
Key Notes
- The narrator of Ishiguro's 'Klara and the Sun' is an artificial intelligence companion for children.
- In order to emulate Ishiguro's use of an artificial voice, we might describe the character in mechanical terms.
- They might offer a description of their surroundings that focuses on spatiality rather than sensory language.
- You could also show how the character doesn't fully comprehend social situations or interactions.
Vocabulary To Learn
- mechanical: operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts
- artificial: made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally
- sensory language: the use of words to create a connection to any of the five senses: sight, touch, sound, taste, smell
- spatial: relating to the position, area, and size of things
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That you just need to say that your character isn't human to create an artifical voice.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The narrator of Ishiguro's 'Klara and the Sun' is an artificial intelligence companion for children. In order to emulate Ishiguro's use of an artificial voice, we might describe the character in mechanical terms.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'mechanical'
operated by a machine, or connected with machines or their parts.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: That you just need to say that your character isn't human to create an artifical voice. Correction: To create an artificial voice, you want to consider how your character would describe themselves, their surroundings, and their interactions in a way that shows they are not human.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'Alias Grace': forming opinions on characters Study Guide
- 'The Yellow Wallpaper': analysing character Study Guide
- 'The Yellow Wallpaper': crafting voice Study Guide
- Comparing dystopian voices Study Guide
- Conceptualising voice in fiction texts Study Guide
- Creating voice in our narratives Study Guide
- Emulating Atwood's use of an untrustworthy character in 'Alias Grace' Study Guide
- Exploring unique narrative voices Study Guide
- Exploring voice in 'Klara and the Sun' Study Guide
- Planning outstanding narratives Study Guide
- Writing a narrative with a compelling voice Study Guide
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