1. Summer Homework Drilling
What effect has Jean Guthrie’s death had on Chris (pp.62–66) and on the rest of the family?
How has Chris’s relationship with Will altered? (pp.66, 101–102) [pp. 69, 103–104]
How has Chris’s attitude to her father developed in this section? (in particular, pp.72, 91, 103–104, 105–106)
How does Chris feel about Ewan Tavendale? (pp.86–87, 100)
How would you describe the relationship between Will and his father? (pp.78, 79, 81–82, 101–102)

2. Analysis of Drilling rkearney@pkc.gov.uk
In your groups, you are going to analyse one aspect of ‘Drilling’.
The final outcome is to produce a set of notes to be shared with the rest of the class. These notes can be in the form of PP slides, table, mind map or just basic notes – it is your group’s choice.
It must include:
Relevant quotes (at least 8)
Detailed analysis of quotes
One laptop for each group to complete the notes.
You have today and tomorrow to complete the task.

3. Analysis of Drilling There are 6 main aspects to be covered:
Changes within/to the family
Jean’s suicide, Dod and Alec leaving, Will leaving
Chris’ developing sexual awareness
Tink, her father, Mollie
Ewan
First impressions, the kiss, attraction, Chris’ confused feelings
Theme of fire
Weather, burning of the whins, Peesie’s Knapp, lust, anger
John Guthrie
R’ship with Will, his pride, his downfall
Traditional activities and their relevance to the community
Harvest, threshing, New Year, people of Kinraddie

4. Answering The 10 mark Question
The final question will ask you to compare or contrast the extract you have in front of you with an idea or theme from elsewhere in the text.
This should be set out in bullet points using sub-headings.
Marks are allocated as follows:
2 marks commonality
2 marks extract provided
6 marks elsewhere in text studied

5. Answering The 10 mark Question
Commonality (2)
Briefly explain how the extract relates to the question
Briefly explain how the whole text relates to the question
Primary (2)
Quote and explain relationship to question
Secondary (6)
Identify character(s), incidents, setting and explain how they relate to the question (you do not need to quote)

6. Set Text: p.63-64
Look at paragraph 1. Explain fully how Chris feels in these lines. 2
Look at paragraph 2 and 3. By referring to at least two examples, analyse how the writer conveys the impact her mother’s death has had on Chris. 4
Look at paragraph 4, 5 and 6. By referring to at least two examples, analyse how the writer conveys the horror of Chris’s memory of her mother’s death. 4
Discuss how Grassic Gibbon presents Chris’s growing to maturity in this extract and elsewhere in the novel. 10