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Paper One. Learning Objective: Practice- (Unseen Commentary) Gr 12 Prep for CA1 Oct 2010. Writing Style Checklist. Does each paragraph open with a sentence which shows what the paragraph is about-topic sentence?

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  1. Paper One Learning Objective: Practice-(Unseen Commentary) Gr 12 Prep for CA1 Oct 2010

  2. Writing Style Checklist • Does each paragraph open with a sentence which shows what the paragraph is about-topic sentence? • Are there clear explicit signposts for each section of the essay- for example: themes, diction, imagery, structure? • Does each paragraph indicate clear intentions of the author-what effect is the author is attempting to create-tension, melancholy, suspense, nostalgia? • Are the quotes well embedded within the text to create a fluid overall style. • Ensure the essay utilises formal language and ambitious choices-sentence construction/

  3. Introduction Mention: • The author • A brief synopsis of the extract/poem (2 sentences) • The prevailing themes evident in the work

  4. Narrative Voice/Omniscient narrator Atmosphere Themes Imagery Punctuation/Sentence Type and Variety Prose Setting Diction Dialogue Contrast/Juxtaposition Characterisation: actions, thoughts/feelings, description, relationships & contrast Tone/Register Symbolism Pathos Bathos Hyperbole

  5. Narrative Voice Caesura Rhyme Scheme Rhythm/Metre Themes Alliteration Poetry Atmosphere Sibilance Diction Setting Imagery Contrast/Juxtaposition Persona: actions, thoughts/feelings, description, relationships & contrast Tone/Register Personification Repetition Enjambement Onomatopoeia

  6. Conclusion • Sum up. • Explain how the text has ‘touched’ you the reader. • Has it provoked you in any way-made you think?

  7. Sample Conclusion • The simplicity of this extract adds to its beauty. The detailed images leave the reader with a sense of the fullness and vitality of Zimbabwe. Tsistsi Dangaremba’s clever changes in tone and poetic writing style show a complete perception of the surroundings and the changes in life through the eyes on the main character, Tambudzi. There is a certain truth in this passage; the themes of change and growing up are honestly and clearly woven into the narrator’s experience, making them all the more potent.

  8. Commentary Essay Plan • Introduction • Themes • Imagery • Diction • Structure • Persona/Characterisation

  9. How to Embed Quotes • An embedded quote is simply a quote that flows naturally within your own writing and is not just "dropped in". When you read an embedded quote it will almost sound like part of your own sentence. • This is an example of an INCORRECT, dropped in quote:Beneatha is a character who believes in freedom of expression. She said this quote: "People have to express themselves one way or another" . • This is an example of an embedded quote:Beneatha is a character who believes that, "People need to express themselves one way or another”.Just think of embedding as weaving a quote into your own writing to create a more appealing final product.

  10. Words to describe sounds • Useful words for describing sounds (add more of your own): • cacophony, cacophonous        • discordance, discordant • dissonance, dissonant • monotonous • melodious • mellifluous • mellow • harmonious • mournful • gutteral • jarring • raucous • jubilant • rousing

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