eExtra Flashcards
Apostrophe before s
To show possesion
What do you not say in question 3?
Make them read on
What things should you say in question 3?
Hooks them, engages them, piques their interest
First part of question 3?
In the beginning, the text is focused on… This is shown in the line “_________”. This interests readers because…
Second part of question 3?
As the text develops, the focus shifts to… This is shown in the line “_________”. This is interests readers because…
Third part of question 3?
At the end of the text, the focus is… As the text develops, the focus shifts to… This is shown in the line “_________”. This is interests readers because…
Structure for question 2
Made a point that uses key words from the question + that includes 2 adjectives
Evidence that supports the 2 adjectives in STEP 1
Zoom in one specific word/phrase from the evidence in STEP 2 and explain how it presents the character in your own words AND why
Explain the effect on the reader and why
do this 2 times for 8 marks
Plosives
p t k b d g
assonance?
resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words
Example of brackets
The red-nosed reindeer (Rudolph was his name) had a very shiny nose
Reference
To other text or something
Example of dash
Abraham Lincoln - one of the most celebrated American Presidents - did not start out in politics, like brackets but more dramatic
Rule for capitalisation after a colon?
When what follows a colon is a complete thought, we need to capitalize the first letter of the phrase after the colon.
How to use colon for list?
The old plan has three merits: clarity, excitement and selling power.
Use of semicolons?
It can clarify ideas in a sentence that is already filled with commas, It can link together independent clauses especially when they are linked.
Word for old?
Archaic
Shade of purple
Orchid purple
Shades of pink
French, baby, hot
Rules for semi colon?
Unless they are being used in lists, should only connect clauses that are related and refer to the same thing.
Do not put them before conjunctions as that is a commas place but they can replace them.
Examples of many colons
The waves crashed violently against the shore: it had whipped up a frenzy of sea foam.
The volcano was dangerous: it had erupted many times before.
Heavily my eyelids began to close: It was time to go to bed.
Sloths are extremely slow: they take hours to cross the smallest of distances.
Medusa was an appalling monster: she killed people by turning them into stone.
Examples of many semi colons
The boys were very excited; they were going bowling.
On a hillside, the goats bleating loudly; and the valley echoed with the sound.
Jemima was feeling sad; her best friend had moved to another town.
John raced through the gates; he was running late for school.
Long shadows emerged through the streets; the sun was slowly setting.
The dog barked at his owner; he wanted to go for a walk.
In the supermarket, there was a long queue at the checkout; all the other tills were closed.
Should the semi colon be touching the word after?
Yes
Vary sentance lengths
Make some short to be dramatic
Picture
Picturesque
Tense
Stay in same tense the whole time
Negative good paragrapgh
The winds flex their muscles in the east, whipping, the clouds into shape, forcing them along the sky. The black jackboots of rain stamp across the horizon, unleashing cold onto my terrified body below, as though some long dead tyrant has returned armed with a winter’s fury. The sky puts its black cape on: the closest clouds armoured in battleship grey: those behind streaked with the black of coal smoke: those on the horizon a slate black.
Positive good paragragh
As the sun drips warmth like hot wax, both soothing and smarting my rosy cheeks below. The field glows with light, the heat so strong it dazzles, The horizon looks like a golden shield beaten by a hammer, as though some Greek God has been reborn to hurl shafts of glorious light upon my youthful spirit. The sky shows off its artist trickery: cobalt blue depths, azure outlines to the few white clouds, a sapphire halo around the sun.
How should you started sentances
Crouched on the wooden planks, the hooded mans
Another way
Equipped with only one shoe
Sybilance
s sound
irony
yh
oxymoron
cold heat
