English Yr08 Sum1 Flashcards
4.1 prejudice
any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favourable or unfavourable but especially of a hostile nature, regarding an ethnic, racial, social, or religious group. The word traces back to the Latin prae meaning in advance and judicium meaning judgement.
4.2 inequality
the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than other people
The word traces back to the latin aequalitatem meaning likeness or similarity
4.3 racism
the belief in the natural superiority of one race over another In the play society is turned on its head. A powerful black wealthy class discriminates against the whites.
4.4 identity
the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
The word traces back to the Latin idem and identitas, meaning the quality of being identical.
4.5 protest
when a lot of people come together to show others that they strongly like or are against an idea or event
5.1 Persephone Hadley (Sephy) – [SEF-EE]
bright, warm-hearted, thinks noughts are treated unfairly
5.2 Jasmine Hadley [JAZ-MIN]
Sephy’s mother - lonely, alcoholic, sympathetic to the McGregor family
5.3 Kamal Hadley [CAM-AL]
Sephy’s father- arrogant, xenophobic., hates Noughts
5.4 Minerva Hadley [MIN-ER-VAH]
Sephy’s sister - dull and conventional, accepts things without question
5.5 Sarah Pike [SER-AH]
personal secretary, quiet, shy
5.6 Callum McGregor – [CAL-UM]
clever, brave and sensitive
hates the unfairness of life
5.6 Callum McGregor – [CAL-UM]
Callum’s mother - loves her family, hates Crosses but doesn’t think violence is the answer
5.7 Meggie McGregor – [MEH-GEE]
Callum’s sister - kind and gentle. Her Cross boyfriend was killed by another Cross. She thinks she’s a Cross.
5.8 Ryan McGregor – [RY-ANN]
Callum’s father - quiet and laid back. After his wife dies he joins the Liberation Militia.
5.8 Ryan McGregor – [RY-ANN]
Callum’s brother - rude and difficult, full of rage against the Crosses
6.1 act
a section of a play
6.2 scene
a division of an act in a play presenting continuous action in one place, or a single situation, or unit of dialogue
6.3 stage directions
the instructions that tell actors how to speak and behave on stage
6.4 monologue
a long speech by one character
6.5 dialogue
two or more characters talking
6.6 stagecraft
the art of putting plays on: scenery / props / sound effects / choice and movements of actors
6.7 literary foil
a contrasting character used to highlight the qualities in another character
6.8 character arc
the transformation or inner journey of a character over the course of a story
6.9 protagonist
the main character
7.1 beginning
Engage your reader, absorb them into your ‘story world’. Establish the time, place and general situation. Develop a suitable mood.
7.2 rising action
Introduce an incident or character that will spark your climax. Build the tension.
7.3 climax
The key event in your story: the problem reaches a head. When you plan your story think of this first.
7.4 ending
This must leave your reader with a sense of satisfaction. All loose ends must be tied up.
Use a cyclical structure (refer back to something you said at the very beginning)
8.1 continuity
This is the way in which paragraphs are joined together so that writing happens without any pause or change
8.2 topic sentence
This opening sentence will alert the reader to what the rest of the paragraph will be about.
8.3 transition sentence
The first sentence of a following paragraph should link with the final sentence of the last paragraph. This acts like a signpost to create a sense of continuity.
8.4 discourse markers
These are phrases that help hold an argument together. They act as signposts for the reader to show where you are in the argument: on the other hand; however; in addition; furthermore; consequently.
9.1 independent clause
a group of words that has a main verb and a subject and can stand alone.
9.2 subordinate clause
a clause that cannot stand alone; it adds information to a main clause
9.3 embedded clause
a clause used in the middle of another clause to give the reader more information
9.4 fragment
an incomplete sentence
