IB ENGLISH YR 1
AN ENCOUNTER HOMEWORK
TASK
DUE IN Friday 12 OCTOBER
Write three paragraphs on three different features of the short story An Encounter.
Here are some suggested topics to write on; paralysis, the significance of the setting, the narrative voice or play.
Each paragraph should be between 70 – 100 words. But don’t worry if it’s a bit over – 130.
Each paragraph should be structured in the following way
STRUCTURE
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DETAIL
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EXAMPLE
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Make a point
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The point must be clear, straightforward and simple.
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Joe Dillon is presented as a violent and frightening character.
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Expand in more detail
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Develop your ideas further in a more detailed statement.
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This is one way Joyce presents play as violent.
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Introduce quotation
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Identify where in the text the quotation comes from. And where relevant describe the action taking place.
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In the first paragraph of the short story the narrator says about Joe Dillon
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Quotation
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Usually the quotation should be no more than a word or a phrase. But as you can see I’ve failed here.
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‘he played to fiercely for us who were younger and more timid.’
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General point
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Summarise the point. Show how the quotation supports the point made.
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There is a strong contrast between Dillon and the other boys. Dillon is violent while the narrator and his friends are victims.
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Literary point
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Make a number of observations about the features of language used in the quotation.
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This is presented through the adverb ‘ fiercely’ – connotes the noun fire, with the premodifiers used to describe the boys, ‘younger’ – a comparative adjective and the onomatopoeic ‘timid’.
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Effect
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Comment in general on the effect one or more of the language features have on a general reader.
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The effect on a reader is to feel sympathetic to the narrator and his friends.
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