Year 11 - English
Withholding information and timing revelations
Non-fiction: teenage kicks
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills by looking at a collection of non-fiction texts about the theme of teenagers. They first build towards writing an open letter, before then looking at how they can write nuanced and sophisticated articles in an original voice.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the narrative techniques of withholding information and timing revelations.
Key Notes
- Withholding information is a powerful narrative technique for increasing reader engagement.
- You can withhold information about the who, what, where, when and how of a story.
- Readers can respond in different ways to the withholding of information.
- Timing the revelation of the full information affects how your reader responds to the story.
Vocabulary To Learn
- to withhold: to keep something back
- to reveal: to make known or show something that was previously secret
- resourceful: skilled at solving problems and making decisions on your own
- resilience: the ability to continue to be happy and positive after something difficult or bad has happened
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Students often think that they should show or tell the key details of a story immediately.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Withholding information is a powerful narrative technique for increasing reader engagement. You can withhold information about the who, what, where, when and how of a story.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'to withhold'
to keep something back.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Students often think that they should show or tell the key details of a story immediately. Correction: Encourage them to think about mysteries and thrillers which keep the identify of the villain secret.
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- Exploring attitudes to teenagers across time Study Guide
- Exploring how love has changed over time Study Guide
- Exploring vivid childhood accounts Study Guide
- Planning an effective article Study Guide
- Structural methods in a dramatic account Study Guide
- Understanding and planning open letters Study Guide
- Using and understanding irony in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Using credible expert views in a non-fiction article Study Guide
- Using dialogue effectively Study Guide
- Using juxtaposition and foreshadowing in childhood accounts Study Guide
- Writing an effective article Study Guide
- Writing an open letter Study Guide
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