Developing your explanation of quotations from 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can develop my analysis of quotations from Baum’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’ by zooming in on specific words and exploring their connotations.
Key learning points
- Language analysis means exploring how writers convey meaning through their language choices.
- Connotations mean the ideas or feelings that a word gives us.
- Connotations will vary depending on our individual experiences or memories.
- Explanations need to clearly show the reader how you have reached your conclusions.
Keywords
Connotation - a feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning
Analysis - examine something closely so that you can understand it
Evokes - bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind
Explain - to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it
Common misconception
That we will all have the same response to certain words.
Our response to words depends on our own individual experiences and memories and therefore we are likely to all get different connotations from words.
Teacher tip
Once they have peer-assessed their explanation, you could ask the students to go back and rewrite their explanation based on the feedback.
Equipment
You will need an extract from 'The Wizard of Oz' which is available in the additional materials.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is an emerald?
Q2.What is a giant?
Q3.In an analytical answer, quotations act as __________ for your ideas.
Q4.If you explain something then you...
Q5.If someone says something 'sharply' then we might think they are...
Q6.To evoke means to...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz', Oz is described as...
Q2.In L. Frank Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz', Dorothy finds Oz floating above a...
Q3.A connotation is...
Q4.Match the word with the connotation.
Q5.To examine something closely in order to understand it is called...
Q6.Which of the following is an effective phrase for giving feedback to someone?
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