a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name

not able to be relied on as honest or truthful

to remove from a person the special human qualities of independent thought, feeling for other people, etc.

making someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried

being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible

Emulating Atwood’s use of an untrustworthy character in ‘Alias Grace’

English

'Alias Grace': forming opinions on characters

Conceptualising voice in fiction texts

Exploring unique narrative voices

‘The Yellow Wallpaper’: analysing character

'The Yellow Wallpaper': crafting voice

Exploring voice in ‘Klara and the Sun’

Emulating Ishiguro's use of an artificial voice in 'Klara and the Sun'

Comparing dystopian voices

Creating voice in our narratives

Planning outstanding narratives

Writing a narrative with a compelling voice

In 'Fiction: Inner Musings', pupils develop narrative writing skills. In 'Writing Masters', pupils experiment using language and structure to write interesting and creative texts.

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 this unit, pupils explore and practise emulating a range of different narrative voices. They explore narrative voice in 'Alias Grace', 'The Yellow Wallpaper' and 'Klara and the sun' before crafting their own narrative voices. At the end of the unit, they write a narrative with a compelling voice.

Fiction: inner musings

In Atwood's 'Alias Grace', which of the following items does the narrator compare the label of a "murderess" to?

In Atwood's 'Alias Grace', the narrator says that the label of a 'murderess' is...

'Making someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?

In Atwood's 'Alias Grace', the narrator {{ }} the word "murderess" to herself at night.

In Atwood's 'Alias Grace', the narrator says the label "murderess" is "oppressive" yet she "whispers" it to herself at night. This creates a __________ impression.

'To remove from a person the special human qualities of independent thought, feeling for other people, etc.' is the definition of {{ }}.

'Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful' is the definition of which of the following?

Typically, we might feel which of the following emotions towards the word 'murderess'?

'Wearing clothes, doing things, and going to places that are considered stylish or acceptable' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?

more cheap than is necessary or reasonable

more expensive than is necessary or reasonable

more thrifty than is necessary or reasonable

Which of the following is the definition of the word 'extravagant'?

'A false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name' is the definition of which word beginning with 'a'?

If someone is using an alias, then we might feel which of the following towards them?

Starter Quiz

'Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful' is the definition of which of the following?