Year 9 - English
Exploring historical attitudes and perspectives in non-fiction texts
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 identify and explain how dominant viewpoints and ideas are presented in non-fiction text.
Key Notes
- Non-fiction encompasses a wide range of texts and can use literary devices to engage a reader or audience.
- Societal attitudes shift and change.
- In the 18th and 19th century it was a societal expectation that people would get married.
- Ideas of femininity were based on stereotypes of gentleness and politeness.
- Non-fiction texts can reveal a lot about societal attitudes.
Vocabulary To Learn
- expectations: are what people believe should happen or the way things should be
- dominant: the most widely accepted or prevailing (idea or concept)
- conform: to behave or think in a way that is socially acceptable
- societal: anything related to society, including beliefs, customs and behaviours
- stereotype: a simplified belief, view or representation of a group of people
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That life was simply bad 'then' and 'good' now.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Non-fiction encompasses a wide range of texts and can use literary devices to engage a reader or audience. Societal attitudes shift and change.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'expectations'
are what people believe should happen or the way things should be.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: That life was simply bad 'then' and 'good' now. Correction: Exploring the similarities between the past and now, can help draw out the nuances of societal expectations and stereotypical representations.
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- Comparing the presentation of perspectives in non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Comparing tone and language choices in non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Considering alternative perspectives of war in non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Considering non-verbal features in presenting a speech Study Guide
- Creating comparative analytical paragraphs Study Guide
- Creating layered language analysis Study Guide
- Developing a viewpoint using structural features Study Guide
- Developing analytical responses 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 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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