From Chapter 4 to the end of the book…

™1)  What information is given in the book and not given in the film?

™2)  What information is given in the film and not given in the book?

™3)  How does this impact on our understanding of the characters and our feelings towards the relationship(s) on the ranch?

™4)  Curley’s wife is the character that has changed the most between the film and the book… Why do you think that is? What does the filmmaker highlight that is different?

™5)  Choose 5 most important quotes for Curley’s Wife – explain why you have chosen them?

™6)  Choose the 5 most important quotes for Curley – explain why you have chosen them?

The Manhunt - Poetry Analysis

Laura's poem - The Manhunt

Let’s take a closer look

Answer the following questions by providing quotes and analysis.

Stanza 1

1. What does the phrase ‘passionate nights and intimate days’ initially suggest the poem might be about?

2. What other meanings could ‘passionate’ and ‘intimate’ bring, given the context of the rest of the poem?

Stanza 2

1.     What does ‘only then would he let me trace’ imply?

2.     What might the metaphor ‘the frozen river which ran through his face’ be describing?

3.     What other meaning(s) could ‘frozen’ bring to the poem?

Stanza 3

1.     Why does the narrator use the word ‘explore’ – what connotations does it bring?

2.     The poem is broken up into two-line stanzas.  Why do you think Armitage has used this technique?

3.     What meaning(s) does the phrase ‘blown hinge’ add to the poem?

Stanzas 4-6

1.     Up to now, the couplets have been rhymed; why do you think that Armitage doesn’t rhyme all of the couplets?

2.     Is ‘porcelain’ a good word to describe his collar bone?  Explain your answer fully.

3.     What’s the effect of Armitage’s use of repetition of words and style in these stanzas?

Stanza 7

1.     Armitage starts a new sentence in the poem here; why do you think he does so?

2.     How does this stanza suggest that the narrator is trying to help her husband recover?

Stanza 8

1.     What do you notice about the form of this stanza?  Why might this be important?

Stanzas 9-10

1.     Why does Armitage describe the bullet as a ‘foetus’?

Stanzas 11-12

1.     What sorts of ‘scarring’ is the narrator talking about in these stanzas?

2.     How effective is the metaphor of the ‘mine’ in his mind?  What does the description of it as ‘sweating’ suggest about him?  How does it bring an association of danger?

Stanza 13

1.     What phrase suggests that the narrator is finding it hard to connect to the man?

2.     ‘Then, and only then, did I come close’: close to what?

3.     Look at the last words of each line of the couplet.  What reasons can you think of for Armitage choosing these?  Hint: think about the idea of things which are ‘missing’ or incomplete.

4.     How effective and appropriate is the poem’s title?  Explain your ideas fully.

COMMON MISTAKES

REVISE THIS LIST!

Explaining QUOTES - Of Mice and Men

Explain

This is the difficult part – analysing the quotation and making it relevant to the original question.

Begin with a basic analysis:

ü In this quotation…

ü  From this quotation…

ü The description of … gives an impression/idea about …

ü This quotation suggests/shows/reveals the/how/why …

ü We can infer from this quotation just how ….

ü This line reveals the …

ü Considering the context, this could link to ...

ü However, perhaps this indicates ...

ü Additionally this could be interpreted as ...

ü This writer uses the word which is important because …

ü This implies .../ This suggests .../ This shows .../This reveals

ü However, on the other hand it might suggest that …

ü Alternatively, this could be interpreted as a sign of …

Of Mice and Men - Class work - Monday 16th November

X FACTOR DRAMA! Tamera Foster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XUbZdMbfNmU

Before the performance…

Tamera’s mum: Just ______ they’re not out there. Sing like you’re at home.

Tamera: Most of my family’s here to ______________ me. My grandma’s my number one fan.

Tamera: The only _____ I’ve ever done are, like,  in school ____________. That’s all I’ve done!

Elliot Canavan Doyle is a busker. What does this mean?

Sharon to Elliot: I really think that you need to go and _______ more time on your craft

Tamera: I’m feeling really scared about ________ judged… ____ my own!     

  

ON STAGE

Tamera: This is so _______

It’s been  _________ ______, and it’s just so much to take ___, there’s so many of you.

Sharon: So what’s the song you’ve _______________ for us?

  

How do the producers of the show add drama to the moment when Tamera stops singing? Make at least three points.

Louis: She’s gone _______ on her words.

Sharon: She’s gone ________.

The judges' verdicts

  

Gary: Umm, Tamira, it was ___ _____ _____ perfect ok. But what we see here right now is ______ ________  belief. That was ______ and _____________.

Sharon: Tamira, can you just _____ me…. How old are you? … You take ____ ________ away. So many people wanna be Whitney, but her songs are so _________   and I thought, you’re gonna ________ it. You were _______________.

Nicole: You’re still young, you have a lot to ________ _____ because some  of it Is a little _____ ____ ________ ….. but you have a ______ and  ______; you’re a star.

Louis: …If you get your ____ _______, you are the best – you are _____________.

Gary: Alright, ______ we vote? ________ start with Nicole.

Nicole: It’s an _____ ______ ______ me.

Sharon: Tamera, if you forget your lyrics in bootcamp, I will ______ you. With a big ______.

Louis: This could be the first day of an amazing _____________ for you. Don’t _______ _____ _____. You’ve got four _________ yeses.

After the performance:

Louis: I am ___________.

Tamera: I’m just ________________, I’m so thankful.

Share my life, take me for what I am

‘Cause I'll never change all my colours for you

Take my love, I'll never ask for too much

Just all that you are and everything that you do

I don't really need to look very much further

I don't want to have to go where you don't follow

I won't hold it back again, this passion inside

Can't run from myself

There's nowhere to hide

Don't make me close one more door

I don't wanna hurt anymore

Stay in my arms if you dare

Or must I imagine you there

Don't walk away from me...

I have nothing, nothing, nothing

If I don't have you.

What do you think the song’s about?

WRITING EXAM PREP: Phrasal Verbs To KEEP...

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/keepprep.htm

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs/4pv20-keep.php

http://www.carolinebrownenglishlessons.com/keepphrasals/exercise2.html