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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to use appositives in our writing. We will then apply our knowledge of 'The Chimney Sweeper' by writing an analytical paragraph about how Blake presents injustice in 'The Chimney Sweeper'.

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10 Questions

Q1.
Which key theme does this symbolise?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Childhood
Imagination
Nature
Oppression
Revolution
Q2.
Which key theme does this symbolise?
An image in a quiz
Childhood
Imagination
Nature
Correct answer: Oppression
Revolution
Q3.
Fill in the missing word: Injustice is an _______ treatment of people where their rights are ignored
appalling
opposite
unbelievable
Correct answer: unfair
Q4.
Chimney sweepers begin work as a young as ...
3
Correct answer: 4
5
6
Q5.
True or false: Child chimney sweeps only had to work in the morning.
Correct answer: False
True
Q6.
The poem is told from the perspective of ...
A master sweeper
Correct answer: An unnamed chimney sweeper
Tom Dacre
Tom Dacre's dad
Q7.
'Like a lamb's back' is an example of a ...
metaphor
Correct answer: simile
Q8.
'Coffins of black' is an example of a ...
Correct answer: metaphor
simile
Q9.
True or False: Tom Dacre dies at the end of the poem.
Correct answer: False
True
Q10.
Fill in the missing word: A revolution is a forcible overthrow of a ruler or government to create _______.
Correct answer: change
hope
money
violence

10 Questions

Q1.
Fill in the missing word: An appositive is a _______ or _______ phrase that immediately follows another _______.
adjective
appositive
Correct answer: noun
verb
Q2.
This sentence uses an appositive: William Blake, a Romantic poet, often wrote about revolution.
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
Where is the appositive in this sentence: Miss Baldry, a teacher, works at Oak Academy.
Correct answer: a teacher
Miss Baldry
There is no appositive
works at Oak Academy
Q4.
Fill in the missing word: Injustice is an _______ treatment of people where their rights are ignored.
obvious
unequal
Correct answer: unfair
unheard
Q5.
Fill in the missing word: Inequality is an unfair situation where money and opportunities are not shared _______ between different groups in society.
Correct answer: equally
fairly
freely
realistically
Q6.
True or false: We can structure our paragraph by considering the what, how and when.
Correct answer: False
True
Q7.
What must we do when we consider the 'what' of the paragraph?
Consider the writer's purpose
Correct answer: Link back to the question
Use a quote
Use an analytical verb
Q8.
What must we do when we consider the 'how' of the paragraph?
Link back to the question
Use a long quotation
Use appositives
Correct answer: Use embedded quotations and analytical verbs
Q9.
What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?
An image in a quiz
Childhood
Imagination
Nature
Correct answer: Oppression
Revolution
Q10.
What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?
An image in a quiz
Childhood
Imagination
Nature
Oppression
Correct answer: Revolution

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UnitEnglish / Romantic poetry and paired texts: Romanticism and Revolution

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