PEARLING for success Thursday, 25 February 2016

PMake a POINT ESupport it with EVIDENCE (a quotation) AANALYSE the evidence R RESPOND to it personally/ as an audience L Link forward to next paragraph or back to the question Essay: How does Bowler use language to engage the emotions of his readers? PEARLS are made from GRIT – it takes time and does not always work. GRIT is a synonym for hard work!

Point Write a thesis statement that you go on to evidence with a quotation. (This statement can be lifted directly from your introduction, or re-phrased.) e.g. “Bowler uses a range of contradictory sensory ideas to engage his readers’ imagination.”

Evidence Your evidence must support the point you are making! E.g. “He uses the phrase “ The bell sounds returned…opening like petals”.to convey the beauty and the natural inevitability of the music in Luke’s head”.

Analysis You have a quotation. Analyse it by doing one or more of the following: Comment on the vocabulary used Comment on imagery Use of punctuation? Is there a literary technique being used? E.g. He has chosen the image of the opening “petals” because although he mixes sound and vision in the image, this synaesthetic approach allows the reader to visualise the beauty and delicacy referred to in sound.

Let’s check that: Bowler uses a range of contradictory sensory ideas to engage his readers’ imagination. He uses the phrase “The bell sounds returned…opening like petals” to convey the beauty and the natural inevitability of the music in Luke’s head. He has chosen the image of the opening “petals” because although he mixes sound and vision in the image, this synaesthetic approach allows the reader to visualise the beauty and delicacy referred to in sound. Zooms in to discuss key word Discussion of the word, shows understanding Links to point by establishing meaning and connotation Q.E.D.

RESPONSE? What is the audience’s (or your) emotional response? Here, it might be: Realising how emotionally Luke is attached to the music How naturally music comes to Luke

P+E+A+R+__ Bowler uses a range of contradictory sensory ideas to engage his readers’ imagination. He uses the phrase “The bell sounds returned…opening like petals” to convey the beauty and the natural inevitability of the music in Luke’s head. He has chosen the image of the opening “petals” because although he mixes sound and vision in the image, this synaesthetic approach allows the reader to visualise the beauty and delicacy referred to in sound. The use of imagery associated with nature suggests how closely Luke is related to the natural world and links to the theme of the Oak Tree in the forest as part of Luke’s character. How would you link this to another paragraph? Show me where you are going… Write the link to complete this paragraph.

Don’t forget your PEARLs, girls! But, boys: other forms of analysis are available, such as Peeing or Peeling.