Year 8
Writing About Someone Important
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- In this lesson, we will describe an important person in our lives for the third chapter of our memoir.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What do you call a piece of writing based on real past experiences?
Fiction
Narrative
Thriller
Q2.
Which of these is FALSE?
You should incorporate all the senses into memoir writing.
You should use the first person "I" when writing memoir.
You should vary your sentence lengths when writing memoir.
Q3.
Who wrote the memoir 'Cider with Rosie'?
Dean Atta
Dodie Smith
Philip Pullman
Q4.
What does it mean if I say "I can't fathom it"?
I can't find it
I can't read it
I can't see it
Q5.
Which of these means 'using words to create pictures'?
First person
Repetition
Sensory language
5 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is WRONG?
Memoirs are written about past experiences.
Memoirs often include imagery.
Memoirs often include sensory language.
Q2.
Who wrote 'The Black Flamingo'?
Dodie Smith
Jamaica Kincaid
Laurie Lee
Q3.
'The Black Flamingo' is a coming-of-age story. What does this mean?
It's about a small child.
It's easy to understand.
It's only suitable for adults.
Q4.
If something is written in lines of poetry, we call it:
Imagery
Prose
Repetition
Q5.
If something is written in continuous paragraphs, we call it:
Imagery
Repetition
Verse