Thursday 25 October 2012

AS LL- Half Term Homework

AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
ELLA 1 INTEGRATED ANALYSIS AND TEXT PRODUCTION
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE – HALF TERM HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK
DUE                       8 NOVEMBER

Write 3 paragraphs on the presentation of Stanley up to the end of scene 4.

·         Your paragraphs should be no shorter than 70 words and no longer than 130 words long.

·         One paragraph should use a quotation from a stage direction.

·         One paragraph should use a quotation from Stanley himself.

·         And one quotation should be a quotation from another character.

Here is a reminder of the paragraph structure we discussed in class

FEATURE
COMMENT
1 Make a point
Write one simple and straightforward point relevant to your overall topic.
2 Expand on point
Write a more complex sentence or two. Be specific and detailed about the topic you are writing about.
3 Introduce quote
Introduce the quotation you are just about to use. Put the quotation in context. Who said what and where did they say it?
4 Evidence
Quote no more than a word or phrase. Be very selective. Choose quotations that you can write a lot about.
5 General point
Show how the quotation addresses the point made at the opening of the paragraph
6 Language and / or literary points
Comment on language and / or literary features presented through the quotation. I expect you will identify two or three features of language and use relevant terminology.
7 Effect on reader
Comment on the effects the features used in the quotation has on us as readers or audience.


Click here to access a glossary of terms to help your analysis