In Mrs Tilschers Class Flashcards
“Travel”
Word Choice - Suggests excitement
“tracing”
WC - Suggests pupils are engrossed in task
“chanted”
WC - suggests a sing song voice which creates a happy atmosphere
“Tana. Ethiopia. Khartoum. Aswan.”
Short Sentences - Emphasises the way the teacher says the words slowly so the pupils can learn.
“The laugh of a bell swung by a running child”
Personification- sound of bell is compared to laughter. Makes class sound fun
“This was better than Home.”
Short sentence - simplistic statement suggests they relish their time in class
Enthralling Books.
Short sentence - Simple sentence shows the enjoyment that the children endure while reading
Enthralling
Word Choice - suggests they were engrossed in the books
The classroom glowed like a sweetshop
Simile - comparing classroom to sweetshop suggests they love the classroom as much as they love being treated to sweets. Sense of Wonder.
sugar paper.
Short sentence - emphasises the idea of school being compared to sweets
coloured shapes.
Short sentence - typical primary school materials
Coloured
word choice - suggests brightness, excitement
Brady and Hindley faded like the uneasy smudge of a mistake
Simile - Mrs tilscher can erase the fear of the child murderers like a rubber erases an mistake
smudge
wc - suggests the outside cannot be completely forgotten
“mrs tilscher loved you”
Short Sentence - highlights the faith duffy had in her teacher
gold star
word choice - positive atmosphere where praise is common. Another typical primary school memory
The scent of a pencil slowly, carefully, shaved.
List - commas slow the pace down and suggests an unhurried atmosphere
slowly, carefully
wc - suggests the children feel relaxed and can focus
“A xylophone nonsense”
Personification- sound of xylophone is compared to noise of children playing and exploring something new. Suggests they were carefree
“The inky tadpoles changed from commas to exclamation marks”
Metaphor- Tadpoles are compared to commas, which mark a break in an unfinished sentence and that they are small.
The comparison to exclamation marks shows the growth of the children.
“Hopped, freed”
WC - Suggests the children were energetic, reflecting their restlessness
Jumping
Word choice - restlessness
croaking
word choice - suggests that the boys are growing up as their voices are breaking
“rough”
Word Choice - She finds the boy & his info intimidating
you
repetition - emphasis on loss of innocence
“,appalled,”
parenthesis - emphasis her disgust at finding out
“feverish”
WC - connotes heat & excitement of summer arriving kids are eager to escape primary
electricity
wc - connotation of danger and unbridled energy
a tangible alarm
word choice - suggests discomfort and a sense of heightened awareness caused by impending burden of adolescence
sexy
word choice- suggests that the children are losing their innocence. Misuse of word suggests they are not as knowledgeable as they believe
Turned away
word choice - mrs tilscher can no longer answer their questions or offer security. they have all grown up
Impatient
WC - Desperate to leave and be free
