National 5 Revision Tutorial 1 (January 2016)
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National 5 Revision Tutorial 1
(January 2016)Critical Essays
Paper 2: Section 2
Critical Reading: Section 2
• How Long?
• How Many Marks are Available?
• How Many Questions?
• Dos and Don’ts?
Process
• Selecting a Task
- Look through relevant ‘Genre’ Sections
DRAMA PROSE POETRY
FILM & TELEVISION
DRAMA
LANGUAGE STUDY
Deconstructing the Task
• How many parts are there to each task?
Answers to questions in this section should refer to the text and to such relevant features as: characterisation, setting, language, key incident(s), climax/turning point, plot, structure, narrative technique, theme, ideas, description…
3. Choose a novel or short story or non-fiction text which deals with an important issue (e.g. social, political, moral, religious…).
Identify the issue and, by referring to appropriate techniques, show how the author deepens your understanding of it.
• What is the function of each part of the task?
• What decisions do you have to make and when?
Helps Planning Response
Helps Planning Response
Helps Choose
Task
Planning and Writing your Response
• Good idea to do a quick/basic plan first
• Put a line through the plan when finished
• Could make a quick note of quotations you will use
• Be clear about your line of argument – what are you proving/arguing in your essay?
Your Response Should Demonstrate (success criteria)
• UNDERSTANDING (What the text is about)
- of the text ‘as a whole’
- of the ‘central concerns of the text’ – themes/ideas/details
- of the task
Your Response Should Demonstrate (success criteria)
• ANALYSIS (Techniques/Effects/How created)
- ‘thorough awareness’ of the writer’s techniques
- ‘confident use of’ critical terminology
- ‘very detailed/thoughtful’ explanation of how stylistic devices create certain effects/meaning
- ‘a range of’ well chosen references/quotations
Your Response Should Demonstrate (success criteria)
• EVALUATION (How effective text & techniques are)
- ‘very well developed’ commentary of what has been enjoyed/gained
- genuine engagement with themes/purpose
- success of techniques and effects
- ‘a range of well-chosen’ references to relevant features
Your Response Should Demonstrate (success criteria)
• EXRESSION (clarity & sophistication of response)
- clear line of thought through use of language
- spelling/grammar/punctuation/sentence construction ‘consistently accurate’
- structured effectively – enhances meaning/purpose
- paragraphing ‘accurate & effective’
REMEMBER!
A Critical Essay IS A Discursive Essay
Arguing/Proving something about Text
Must have a clear line of argument throughout
Must have Evidence to support points
Clear & logical Structure
Explain significance of evidence = analysis
Conclusion – conclude line of argument
Topic Sentences/Linkage/Transitional
Markers
Introduction – set up line of argument
INTRODUCTIONS
TITLE (in inverted commas,
with capitals)
Type of Text (‘genre’ – poem,
novel etc.)Writer’s Name (first time in full, thereafter just
surname – remember caps)
Reference to Task (set up line of argument which should be based around words of task)
Some context (demonstrate your knowledge of text)
Reference to Key Themes/Message/Pur
pose(again show
understanding – might be built into task)
Evaluative Language (show your engagement)
‘The Veldt’, by Ray Bradbury, is a thought-provoking short story which deals with an important social issue, which is society’s over-reliance on technology and the damaging effects this can have. Despite being written in the 1950s, a time when the television was enjoying a Golden age and becoming more common in people’s homes, Bradbury successfully delivers a powerful and ominous message which is still pertinent in today’s society. Through clever characterisation, striking imagery and the irony of the ending, Bradbury effectively warns us that an over-reliance on technology can severely damage our relationships and leave us unable to do things for ourselves.
MAIN PARAGRAPHS
Topic Sentences
Main Points of Analysis
Evidence – at least one quotation
Sub-conclusion
Evaluative Language
TOPIC SENTENCES
Introduce Focus of
Paragraph
Link To Task
Create sense of Linkage/Progression
= Transitional Markers
Use Writer’s name to stay
analytical
Evaluative Language
Furthermore, Bradbury’s effective use of imagery helps to convey his warning by creating a sinister and ominous atmosphere around the technology in the house and nursery.
QUOTATIONSMust be followed by
an analytical comment – explanation of what it suggests/shows and
how
Must be properly
integrated
Must be introduced by making clear
analytical point
Evaluative Language
Vary/avoid ‘This Shows’
Bradbury suggests the realistic nature of the nursery by using the senses to create a vivid and overpowering impression. We are told that George ‘could feel [the hot sun] on his neck like a hot paw’. Here, the physicality of the comparison effectively emphasises how real the African Veldland seems, whilst the idea of the paw cleverly conjures up the image of the lions and makes even the sun seem threatening, as though it could pounce at any moment.
Bradbury suggests the realistic nature of the nursery by using the senses to create a vivid and overpowering impression. Whilst in the nursery, George takes in his surroundings:
‘That sun. He could feel it on his neck like a hot paw’.
Here, the physicality of the comparison effectively emphasises how real the African Veldland seems, whilst the idea of the paw cleverly conjures up the image of the lions and makes even the sun seem threatening, as though it could pounce at any moment.
SUB-CONCLUSIONS
Refocus on the Task
Sum up/bring together the points of the
paragraph
Use Writer’s name to stay
analytical
Evaluative LanguageRelate points to
theme/purpose – may be necessary
to task
By combining vivid similes and metaphors when describing the technology within the house, Bradbury creatively delivers his warning and implies the potential threat that an over-reliance on technology could have within society.
CONCLUSIONS
Sums up main line of
argument
Refocuses On Task
Sums up main points relating to
task/argument
Restate title, writer’s full
name, type of text
Evaluative Language
Overall, Ray Bradbury successfully explores an important social issue in his powerful short story ‘The Veldt’. Through a combination of clever characterisation, vivid imagery and an ironic ending, Bradbury delivers a stark warning about the danger of relying too heavily on technology. The story skilfully leaves us wondering whether the seemingly exaggerated ‘Happylife Home’ is in fact closer to modern living than Bradbury could ever have imagined.
Varying ‘This Shows’• Conveys• Implies• Reveals• Indicates• Highlights• Illuminates
• Depicts• Embodies• Evokes• Suggests• Reinforces• Emphasises• Portrays
• Here Bradbury indicates…• By comparing… Bradbury suggests that…• The image of… embodies the idea that…
Evaluative Language• Successfully• Effectively• Skilfully• Creatively• Cleverly• Imaginatively• Powerfully• Emotively• Evocatively• Realistically• Harrowingly• Disturbingly• Poignantly
• This successful portrayal of…• The powerful way in which…• The setting is effective in…
Revision Suggestions/Strategies• Familiarise yourself with the main ideas/themes/message in your
class text(s)• Make sure you know key details of text for introduction – (Title, writer,
type of text, context, themes/key ideas/message)• Revise Key analytical techniques and points • Rewrite revision notes in another format, condensing/transforming
information e.g. Mind-map/table form• Identify and memorise a range of quotations (5-8) which are evidence
of key ideas/techniques in each text• Practise introducing, integrating and analysing these quotations• Practise writing example introductions/conclusions• Practise essay planning based around a task (Past/Example Tasks)• Review Critical Essay guidance sheet/pointers – rewrite as notes on
key hints/tips/points to remember in essay writing (identify the areas you need to focus on from marked essays and concentrate on these)
English Blog
http://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/my/y11english
This Tutorial can be found on the N5 English post at:
If you Google ‘Moray Glow Blogs’ and select first option there will be a list of blogs – click on ‘Miss King’
Lots of other revision materials can be found on the English Hub:
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/my/englishhub/