Using precise evidence from Burnett's 'The Secret Garden' to support an idea
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can precisely use quotations from an extract from Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden’ as evidence to support a topic sentence.
Key learning points
- An analytical question asks you to use evidence from the text to present your ideas.
- A topic sentence should concisely explain the main idea of the paragraph.
- Quotations should match the point made by the topic sentence.
- Quotations should be embedded in your sentences.
Keywords
Topic sentence - a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph
Embed - to put a quotation inside your own sentence
Evidence - something which shows that something else exists or is true
Present - to describe or show (someone or something) in a particular way
Quotation - a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature
Common misconception
That you should put literary analysis in every part of your analytical writing.
You shouldn't put literary analysis in your topic sentence - it should just explain the main idea of the paragraph concisely.
Teacher tip
You could ask the students to write up an analytical paragraph to answer the question for homework or in the next lesson.
Equipment
You will need an extract from 'The Secret Garden' which is available in the additional materials.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a quotation?
Q2. marks are punctuation marks used in pairs in various writing systems to identify direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase.
Q3.Something which shows that something else exists or is true is .
Q4.The tone of a text is .
Q5.If something is described as 'tangled' and 'matted', you would think it is .
Q6.Superlative means .
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A topic sentence should include .
Q2.Quotations in an analytical paragraph should .
Q3.To 'embed' a quotation means .
Q4.Which quotation best matches the topic sentence: 'Burnett presents the secret garden as wild and chaotic'?
Q5.What is wrong with this sentence: 'When Burnett says that the garden is 'the sweetest', it gives the reader the impression that the garden is uncared for.'
Q6.To describe or show (someone or something) in a particular way is called to .
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