Analysing a dramatic description of an event
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain my response to a text and identify how imagery is used both descriptively and thematically.
Key learning points
- A dramatic account is likely to be full of emotion, danger and conflict.
- We expect an account of an event to be fact based and significant.
- When talking about our response to a text, it is important to reference details and explain how it affected us.
- Analysing language means looking at what it suggests.
- We an also link the writer’s choices to the wider themes and ideas.
Keywords
Memoir - a first person written record of a person's own life and experiences
Autocratic - demanding that people obey completely, without asking or caring about anyone else's opinions
Surveillance - the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army
Encroaching - the act of gradually taking away someone else's rights, time, work or privacy
Common misconception
Students may think that Lee's account is true of all North Koreans.
Draw attention to the fact the book is a memoir. It is personal and about what she recalls and what she felt. The context helps us appreciate her own experience.
Teacher tip
Show students where North Korea is on a map. It will help them understand the distance travelled when she made her escape.
Equipment
You will need access to the book 'The Girl with Seven Names' by Hyeonseo Lee.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is the best definition of imagery in a text?
Q2.What is the usual function of a prologue?
Q3.Which of the following is a synonym for the word 'event'?
Q4.Which of the following is a synonym for 'dramatic'?
Q5.Which of the following is the best definition of a theme?
Q6.Which of the following is the best definition of 'symbolism'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1. A memoir is usually written in ...
Q2.Which country does Hyeonseo Lee escape from as detailed in 'The Girl with Seven Names'?
Q3.When we are explaining a personal response to a text, which two of the following should we do?
Q4.Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.
occurrence
monitoring
dictatorial
invading
Q5.When analysing imagery, we should ...
Q6.Which of the following words could be used to describe the North Korean regime as detailed in 'The Girl with Seven Names'?
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