GCSE English Week 5

Today Genre Paper one revision

Two types of questions What do you learn about? How does the writer? Paper 1 Question 1 Question 3 Question 4 (half) Paper 2 Question 2 Paper 1 Question 2 Question 4 (half) Paper 2 Question 3

Genre What is genre?

Genre horror What characteristics do you associate with horror? Try to list at least 10

Stephen King American author Born 1946 Wrote ‘IT’ in 1988 Known for writing horror and science fiction novels Wrote ‘IT’ in 1988 Was made into a tv series in 1990 and a film in2017 Can you think of any other Stephen king novels?

You will be looking at the opening of the novel Read through the passage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOJ7HGAGmZc

Question 1 From the first paragraph only… List 4 things you learn about Pennywise the clown (4 marks) You can use direct quotes if you like

Question 2 How does the writer describe the change in Pennywise? (from ‘And George saw the clown’s face change’ to ‘onto their porches’) (8 marks) In your response you should: Look at sentence forms Look at language techniques the writer has used Remember to PEE for this

Look for… Alliteration Repetition Description of the clown (he/she) Adjectives Pathetic fallacy Comparisons Long, complex sentences Personification Metaphor Why has the writer used these devices? Remember to explain the EFFECT of the language

Question 3 Refer to the whole source: How does the writer structure the text to interest you as the reader? 8 marks You should write about: Location, setting, time, 1st or 3rd person, tone Remember to PEE for this

Think about… Why is it written in the 3rd person? What is the effect of the piece being written in ‘real time’? How does the tone change with the weather? Why? As George physically goes deeper into the sewer, how does the tone and the characters change? As George panics, Pennywise becomes more demonic Write about each of these points and remember to PEE

Question 4 A student stated: ‘The writer has managed to give us a theme of innocence and transport us very quickly in to horror’. To what extent do you agree? 20 marks In your response, you should: Write about what you learn about George and Pennywise Methods used to convey the horror Remember to PEE for this

Remember! Half of your marks will be awarded on WHAT you learn about the characters and the theme as the source develops Half of your marks will be awarded on HOW the writer describes what happens

Remember… Half marks- what you learn. Half marks- how the writer. The stereotypical vision of innocence Balloons Clown outfits References to Micky Mouse George’s outfit His expectations of Pennywise and how this changes so dramatically How does King describe the change? Look at sentence length The use of water The way in which Pennywise speaks How his actions change The repetition of ‘they float’ and why this may be important to the tone of the piece

Writing task Write a story where the main character is not who they first appear to be. 40 marks Plan first: Remember you need a beginning, middle and end Remember to develop your characters Use dialogue Be descriptive

Planning think of a theme. Ideas! Poor man is actually rich A seemingly vicious dog is friendly A bully is scared The choice is yours- HINT! Don’t make it too complicated

Write 3 lines… Beginning (set up characters) Middle (conflict- something goes wrong) End (Resolution)

Develop your main character How does he/ she start? How is he/ she at the end? (opposite)

Now begin to write your story Dialogue Always start a new line when a new person speaks. “Hello” she said, cautiously (put an adverb in to add emotion) “Oh, hi” he replied, sarcastically (put an adverb in to add emotion) “I just wondered if you wanted to go into town with me?” “HA!” he snorted “I would never go anywhere with you!” (he is still speaking so it stays on the same line)

A short story Aim for 2 or 3 sides. Do not be too ambitious with your story line (you will not have time) Use detail Be ambitious with your language Put emotion in to the dialogue Have a clear beginning, middle and end