Unit 16: Writing to Analyse Learning Outcome Analyse a text and select relevant information Prepare for an analysis by making notes Use connectives to logically organise an analysis Key words Analyse, information, planning Temporal connectives, Causal connectives

To examine critically – to divide into parts and examine each element. Analyse To examine critically – to divide into parts and examine each element. When you write to analyse you examine something closely and in detail. This could be a text, a series of events or a set of ideas. An important part of writing to analyse is drawing a conclusion based on your examination

Connectives Connectives are words or phrases that ‘glue’ the text together and link the ideas. Using the right connectives helps you to organise an analysis logically. Connectives can be used in several positions in a sentence or a paragraph.

Temporal Connectives – refer to time List examples from the text, and then add to your list any others that you can think of. At that time After 5 years To begin with…earlier…before Next…Then After a few moments…After this… Firstly…Secondly Finally Meanwhile…during

Causal Connectives – refer to causes or effects List examples from the text, and then add to your list any others that you can think of. Therefore In this way As a result…resulting in Because…because of this Consequently…as a consequence In addition So On the other hand Even though

Writing a News Report: The Great Fire of London Learning Outcome: Report on how the Fire of London spread and caused so much damage Key words: Report Facts Quotations Temporal/Causal Connectives

Your report should include the following: A newspaper name, headline and picture. Your writing should be set out in columns. The facts: What happened and when Where it happened and how What were the consequences 3. Why it happened – analyse the circumstances that caused the fire to spread and cause so much damage Include quotations from eyewitnesses and experts 4. Use temporal and causal connectives in your writing – highlight/underline or write in a different colour in your best copy, e.g. To begin with… and As a result…

Using Quotations and Evidence Learning Outcome To find evidence from a text to support my comments Key words Quotation Inverted commas

When you write to analyse you need to refer to a text in detail If you copy out the exact words that a writer has used this is known as a quotation Quotations are always written in inverted commas to show that you are using someone else’s words

Useful phrases for introducing your quotations are:- For example… I know this because… This is apparent in the line… This is shown by…

Useful phrases for explaining your quotations are:- This shows… This tells the reader that… This makes me think… This implies… This suggests…

Writing to Analyse: Evaluating and Making Judgements Learning Outcome: By the end of the lesson I will be able to: Use PEEL (Point, Evidence, Explain, Language) to analyse a poem and a film Evaluate how successfully the poet and the director have created an atmosphere of mystery and tension Key words: analyse, evaluate, PEEL

Shaping Poetry : Poetry – what do we know? TASK: In pairs buzz poetry, and record the things you know; poetry

Shaping Poetry : Poetry – what do we know? metaphor personification alliteration stanza Poem form: shape Concrete / free verse, Kenning, haiku onomatopoeia poetry images rhyme assonance sound repetition similes

Question: How is an atmosphere of mystery and tension created in ‘The Listeners’ and ‘The Others’? Underline the key words in the question. What is the question asking you to do? THE LISTENERS.doc

VULTURES In the greyness and ____________ of one despondent dawn drizzle rain damp mist

A vulture perching high on broken _______ of a dead tree bone twig branch limb

Yesterday they picked the eyes of a ________ corpse in a water-logged trench rotted swollen bloated decaying

Structuring your essay Introduction: Write an opening statement explaining briefly what kind of atmosphere are in the poem and the film. Example Walter de la Mare’s poem, ‘The Listeners’, is about ghosts, as is Alejandro Amenabar’s film ‘The Others’. The poet and the director have used several techniques to create an atmosphere of mystery and tension. 2. Discuss the context of the two texts and explain why they are relevant.

Question: How well does the poet and the director build up an atmosphere of mystery and tension in the poem and the film? In this assessment my target is to ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Using PEE to analyse Make POINTS about the following techniques that you have identified in the poem/film: Beginning with a question Setting – time and place Mise en scene/Frame 3. Language and phrases Repetition 4. Sound and Movement Alliteration/Sibilance/Assonance Diegetic/Non-diegetic sound 5. Reference to ghosts Remember to: Support your points with EVIDENCE from the text Develop your points by EXPLAINING and Analysing how and/or why they create an atmosphere of mystery and tension. This part of your analysis should be detailed.

Conclusion: End with a concluding statement to sum up how well the poet and director have built up an atmosphere of mystery and tension. E.g. My personal opinion is that the poet has succeeded/has not succeeded… Refer back to your introduction – comment on relevant themes/context e.g. supernatural and religious beliefs.

Writing to Analyse: End of Unit Assessment SECURE Use evidence to support your points. Points and evidence should be selected from different parts of the text Identify the language techniques used by the writer and describe the effect. Refer to subject terminology and poetic devices. Use Temporal and Causal Connectives to organise your ideas and to link them EXCEEDING Read in depth for different meanings/interpretations. Provide a detailed and developed explanation Discuss the effect of subject terminology and poetic devices such as alliteration, assonance and sibilance Write in a formal style and with a passive voice Include a conclusion to sum up your ideas HIGHEST Tease out meanings and weigh up evidence Analyse the effect of subject terminology and poetic devices Make confident and developed interpretations of the text Include a conclusion that evaluates how well the writer has created mystery and tension