Close Reading English

Word Choice Remind me… How do you answer a word choice question?

Reminder Answer this… “The girl delivered her answer with a sneering look. The teacher was becoming exacerbated with her attitude.” By referring to word choice, explain the relationship between the teacher and the girl.

Imagery Remind me…. What are the three types of imagery you should look out for?

Imagery In groups…. Write a brief guide explaining how you should answer an imagery question.

Imagery Ingredients Identify and quote What is it – simile, metaphor or personification? Literal meaning Figurative meaning What it suggests Effectiveness – how well does the writer make their point? Explanation of what two things are being compared and their similarities

Imagery “America’s Next Top Model is as tough as reality TV gets. The gaggle of aspiring models are really put through their paces with extreme physical challenges, emotionally and mentally damaging encounters with the judges and on top of this they are living with their competition – complete strangers, who regularly back stab, bitch and belittle one another to come out on top.”

Imagery “America’s Next Top Model is as tough as reality TV gets. The gaggle of aspiring models are really put through their paces with extreme physical challenges, emotionally and mentally damaging encounters with the judges and on top of this they are living with their competition – complete strangers, who regularly back stab, bitch and belittle one another to come out on top.”

Imagery What kind of imagery is this? What two things are being compared? What is a gaggle? What qualities does it have? What similarities is the writer drawing on? Why is this effective? (What point is he making?)

Example Answer The metaphor compares the girls to a “gaggle”. A gaggle is the collective noun for geese. Geese are typically loud and gangly animals that have the potential to be vicious. The writer is clearly criticising the women by suggesting that the group of girls are like geese, in that they are noisy and annoying, and behave like fierce animals.

Task Put your imagery analysing skills into practise by: reading pages 35-38 answering the questions pg 39-40