Post study leave

We start English classes again on Tues 22nd Jan; you need to have a copy of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - we'll be starting the Creative Writing phase from here on.  Look up the word 'Dystopia'.  

Exam revision class 1030 Friday 11 Jan

We will be looking at The Color Purple exam questions and Unseen Text do's and don'ts.
We will have a go at this questiuon (below) and debrief a planned answer
We will also look at how to formulate a Color Purple essay answer

The Color Purple
: AliceWalker

Extract

from…You a lowdown dog is what’s wrong (page 180) to you running off to

Memphis like you don’t have a house to look after?

(page 181).

Using this extract as your starting point, you should:

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explore the changes in the language used to convey Celie’s voice and the

reactions of others to this change

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examine how Celie’s voice has been shaped by the events that brought about this

change.

(AO1 = 20, AO2 = 30)

(Total for Question 4 = 50marks)

Useful revision site - for linguistics

Exam is Weds 16th Jan 9am.

Have a look at the link above - a helpful site on linguistics and a few things we haven't talked about.

Revision site