Choose one of the extracts from the openings of novels hand out and write a second paragraph, in the style of the original first extract, following directly on from the opening paragraph. Try and adopt the same voice of the narrator and use a similar vocabulary, sentence structure, register and mood used in the extract.
And choose one of the extracts above and write an analytical paragraph discussing one of the aspects we’ve discussed in class.
This work will be handed in on Thursday 26 September.
Here is a template for the analytical paragraph
FEATURE
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COMMENT
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1 Make a point
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Write one simple and straightforward point.
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2 Expand on point / Introduce quote
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Introduce the quotation you are just about to
use. One way to do this is by referring to the immediate context of the
quote. And expand on the main point of the paragraph in more detail.
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3 Evidence
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Quote no more than a word or phrase. Be very
selective. Choose quotations that you can write a lot about.
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4 General point
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Show how the quotation addresses the point made
at the opening of the paragraph
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5 Language point
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Identify and comment on language features in the
quotation.
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6 Literary point
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Identify and comment on literary features in the
quotation
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8 Effect on reader
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Comment on the effect the quotation has on you /
us as readers of the novel.
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