Year 9 - English
Developing analytical responses
Women's rights across the ages: non-fiction reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read a wide range of non-fiction texts from across history that are centered around the topic of women's rights. They first read a range of texts and identify key themes and techniques within them, before then planning, writing, re-drafting and delivering their own speech.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to effectively develop your analytical writing leading with 'big ideas' and using tentative phrases and superlatives.
Key Notes
- When writing analytical responses, you should begin by identifying and comparing a 'big idea'.
- Using correlative and comparative conjunctions can help to draw close comparisons.
- Superlatives can help you to compare and evaluate texts.
- Tentative language can be used to add additional arguments and put forward your ideas.
Vocabulary To Learn
- depicts: shows or represents something through a description
- correlative conjunction: pairs of words that work together to connect ideas in a sentence
- comparative conjunction: can be used to compare ideas in a sentence and show similarities and differences
- authentic: something that is genuine, real, or true to its original form or nature
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- As long as I can back up my answer, I can put forward any interpretation of the text.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
When writing analytical responses, you should begin by identifying and comparing a 'big idea'. Using correlative and comparative conjunctions can help to draw close comparisons.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'depicts'
shows or represents something through a description.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: As long as I can back up my answer, I can put forward any interpretation of the text. Correction: Using tentative language can lead to a more exploratory approach, rather than presenting 'right' or 'wrong' interpretations.
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- Creating comparative analytical paragraphs Study Guide
- Creating layered language analysis Study Guide
- Developing a viewpoint using structural features Study Guide
- Discussing historical and societal attitudes Study Guide
- Exploring a non-fiction text with multiple perspectives Study Guide
- Exploring autobiographical texts Study Guide
- Exploring historical attitudes and perspectives in non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Exploring historical perspectives of men Study Guide
- Identifying and analysing a writer's perspective Study Guide
- Identifying and exploring complex ideas in a text Study Guide
- Persuasive writing: using credible and effective rhetorical devices Study Guide
- Planning an analytical response Study Guide
- Preparing and delivering a powerful speech Study Guide
- Preparing to write a persuasive speech Study Guide
- Re-drafting a persuasive speech Study Guide
- Reading and forming opinions on a 19th century text Study Guide
- Understanding what makes a persuasive speech Study Guide
- Varying sentences and using anecdotes to express a viewpoint Study Guide
- Writing a speech: openings and closings Study Guide
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