Approaching unseen non-fiction texts
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will be looking at how to approach unseen non-fiction texts by reading Christopher Ondaatje's 'Journey to the Source of the Nile'. We will be using a strategy to work through the text systematically, tracing what we are told (events) and how the writer feels about them (attitude / thoughts). We will also be moving from a 'literal' understanding of the text to thinking about the 'big picture' meanings that a text has to offer - what does it tell us about mankind or human nature?
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5 Questions
Q1.
The extract is set on the banks of which Lake?
Lake Albert
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Q2.
What city did Ondaatje travel to?
Kampala
Kisumu
Mombasa
Q3.
Before he sets out on the ferry crossing, Ondaatje is staying in ________________?
a friend's house
a hotel
a lodge
Q4.
Which of the 4 Conflicts is presented in the extract?
man v man
man v self
man v society
Q5.
Apart from being an 'adventurer,' what job does Ondaatje do?
accountant
architect
geography teacher