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Selecting and using quotations from an unseen poem

I can select and analyse quotations from an unseen poem.

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Year 11
Edexcel

Selecting and using quotations from an unseen poem

I can select and analyse quotations from an unseen poem.

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Key learning points

  1. When selecting judicious quotations, you might ask which are the most evocative to you.
  2. You also might ask which quotations create a sense of tone and mood.
  3. When using quotations, you might ask which word(s) you'd zoom in on.
  4. You then might explore the connotations of those word(s) and make inferences.

Keywords

  • Inference - a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

  • Judicious - having or showing reason and good judgement in making decisions

  • Evocative - bringing strong images, memories or feelings to mind

  • Vulnerable - able to be easily hurt, influenced or attacked

  • Connotation - a feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning

Common misconception

That you should select quotations by spotting methods within a poem.

While analysing methods is an important part of understanding a text, selecting quotations should focus on which word(s) create an evocative impression.

Sharing the pupils' answers to the tasks would be a good way of showing them that we all respond personally and individually to unseen texts.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need access to a copy of Andrew Forster's 'Mother, Diving'. It's available in the additional materials.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
'A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: inference, an inference
Q2.
'A feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: connotation, a connotation
Q3.
The quality of 'bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind' is known as being ...
emphatic.
Correct answer: evocative.
empathetic.
Q4.
What might the image of a dolphin represent in a text?
love
Correct answer: freedom
Correct answer: wisdom
Q5.
What does it mean to taunt someone?
Correct answer: to intentionally annoy and upset someone
to comfort and calm someone
to intentionally motivate someone and lift them up
Q6.
Match the word or image with the connotation.
Correct Answer:bird,freedom

freedom

Correct Answer:strode,power and purpose

power and purpose

Correct Answer:charged,energy

energy

6 Questions

Q1.
'Able to be easily hurt, influenced, or attacked' is the definition of being .
Correct Answer: vulnerable
Q2.
'Having or showing reason and good judgement in making decisions' is the definition of .
Correct Answer: judicious, being judicious
Q3.
Which of the following words imply the mother's freedom in Forster's 'Mother, Diving'?
Correct answer: "guillemot"
"held"
Correct answer: "sprang"
Q4.
Which word from Forster's 'Mother, Diving' suggests the mother's tension?
Correct answer: "clenched"
"dolphin"
"charged"
Q5.
Which of the following words from Forster's 'Mother, Diving' would you choose to show a positive power?
"shrugged"
"taunted"
Correct answer: "strode"
Q6.
Why might the quotation "Mother" from Forster's 'Mother, Diving' not indicate vulnerability?
Stereotypically, women are seen as strong and powerful.
Correct answer: The capitalisation of "Mother" could show importance.
The capitalisation of "Mother" could show formality.

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