relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice

to examine something very carefully in order to discover information

favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom

portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature

Reading the opening of Orwell's '1984'

English

Exploring the importance of books and stories

'The Great Gatsby': Developing a personal response

'The Great Gatsby': analysing a writer's craft

Analysing effective endings in Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'

Emulating the opening to Orwell's '1984'

Considering the use of motifs in Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'

Emulating the use of motifs in Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights'

Considering the use of dialogue in Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'

Emulating Dostoevsky's use of dialogue in 'Crime and Punishment'

Considering Chandler's use of similes in 'Trouble is My Business'

Emulating Chandler's use of similes in 'Trouble is My Business'

Planning the opening to an impactful narrative

Writing the opening to an impactful narrative

In 'Fiction: Books that Changed My World', pupils explore how authors use language for effect in their writing. In 'Fiction: Inner Musings', pupils develop focus on using author's language choices to make nuanced evaluations about a text..

In 'Fiction: Science Fiction', pupils identify and comment on recurring images and symbolism in texts. In 'Fiction: Books that Changed my World', pupils explore multiple interpretations of an author's language choices.

In this unit, pupils read extracts from some impactful books to inpsire their own writing. Within each of the five extracts, they identify and analyse a key technique before emulating it in their own piece of writing. At the end of the unit, they craft the opening to an impactful narrative.

Fiction: books that changed my world

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

'Relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice' is the definition of {{}}.

In Orwell's '1984', the poster says that "Big Brother is {{}} you."

'Favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom' is the definition of an {{}} government.

'Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature' is the definition of which word beginning with 'p'?

it implies the main character is running late.

analogue clocks don't have a thirteen, they only go to twelve.

In Orwell's '1984', the opening line says that the clock is "striking thirteen", this is an unsettling idea because ...

In Orwell's '1984', the main character refers to the __________ police.

'The way an author uses setting, objects, or internal thoughts of characters to create emotion, mood, or experiences for the reader' is the {{ }} of a text.

Which of the following are definitions of the word 'striking'?

'Portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening' is the definition of which word beginning with 'o'?

Which of the following are definitions of the word 'vile'?

Describing a world as having 'no colour' implies which of the following?

'To examine something very carefully in order to discover information' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?

Reading the opening of Orwell's '1984'

Lesson outcome

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