Answering unseen prose Flashcards
What’s the first thing you must do?
Read over and over again.
What should you acknowledge?
That the text will have a beginning, middle and end.
Sentence starters to use
At the beginning of the extract
The extracts narrative progresses/concludes
What should you avoid doing?
Picking out language techniques and devices if they don’t contribute to the text’s journey.
How should you approach context?
Appreciate the time in which the prose was published whilst including a modern reception of the prose.
How should you include context?
Integrate context
What should also be considered?
The narrative
What should be taken into account with the narrative?
How the narrative is shaped?
The lens we are perceiving the text through?
What person it is written through?