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1 Getting to know a text: What can you infer? when a few traps caught the culprits The ghost-hunter claims that on one startling occasion, he actually watched a bowl of oranges rise unaided off a sideboard It s simply that they are electromagnetism, he says The flour is to detect human footprints if I think a hoax is being carried out, he says.

2 Getting to know a text: What can you infer? The figure that I saw was a little child, fair and fresh-looking, and perfectly healthy. It looked fatter and younger than the little sick boy, and had a very animated, happy expression. I was sitting up with the mother of a child who had been ill three or four days with fits. It was no more than two years old. The mother had one arm under the child s head. uneducated woman

3 Question 1 4 Marks 5 Minutes Read again lines 1-13 of the source. Choose four statements below which are TRUE. Shade the boxes of the ones you think are true. Choose a maximum of four statements. A B C D E F G H People living in an old house were scared when they heard music at night. The only clue to the mystery that Andrew Green found was mouse droppings. The cause of the music was mice chewing on the felt pads of the piano. The writer is surprised when Andrew Green solved the mystery. Most of Andrew Green s ghost investigations are nothing to do with the supernatural. Andrew Green lives in an old cottage next to a churchyard. Four motorists claimed they saw a ghost and they were correct. Families with very young children are most likely to experience poltergeists.

4 Question 1 4 Marks 5 Minutes Read again lines 1-13 of the source. Choose four statements below which are TRUE. Shade the boxes of the ones you think are true. Choose a maximum of four statements. A B C D E F G H People living in an old house were scared when they heard music at night. The only clue to the mystery that Andrew Green found was mouse droppings. The cause of the music was mice chewing on the felt pads of the piano. The writer is surprised when Andrew Green solved the mystery. Most of Andrew Green s ghost investigations are nothing to do with the supernatural. Andrew Green lives in an old cottage next to a churchyard. Four motorists claimed they saw a ghost and they were correct. Families with very young children are most likely to experience poltergeists.

5 Question 1 4 Marks 5 Minutes Read again lines of the source. Choose four statements below which are TRUE. Shade the boxes of the ones you think are true. Choose a maximum of four statements. A B C D E F G H Mrs D was 16 years old. Mrs D was nursing a baby. Only his mother was with him when Mrs D left the room. The form that Mrs D saw did not step on the ground. The door was not more than a foot away from the top of the staircase. The child s mother was not with him when he passed away. The form that Mrs D witnessed looked sad. The form that Mrs D witnessed looked healthy.

6 Question 1 4 Marks 5 Minutes Read again lines of the source. Choose four statements below which are TRUE. Shade the boxes of the ones you think are true. Choose a maximum of four statements. A B C D E F G H Mrs D was 16 years old. Mrs D was nursing a baby. Only his mother was with him when Mrs D left the room. The form that Mrs D saw did not step on the ground. The door was not more than a foot away from the top of the staircase. The child s mother was not with him when he passed away. The form that Mrs D witnessed looked sad. The form that Mrs D witnessed looked healthy.

7 Question 2 The BIG Question 8 Marks 8 Minutes You need to refer to Source A and Source B for this question. The strange things that happen in both Sources are different. Use details from both Sources to write a summary of the different strange things that happen. DO NOW: What can you recall about the strange things that happen in each source? Source A Source B

8 Point- What connections can you see? Source A Evidence Inference Source B Evidence Inference Quote from both sources Inference- What does it suggest? Use details from both sources to write a summary of the different strange things that happen. Alternatively Whereas Unlike Instead of In contrast

9 Source A Evidence Inference Source B Evidence Inference Old house hear music ghostly piano music in the middle of the night Can happen anywhere Mind playing tricks Explanation available Fire followed by ghostly presence fire darkened by something that seemed to flutter Physical impression left on the real world Dark= mystery No explanation available Ghostly smells Motorist s seeing ghosts posh London dental surgery bacon and eggs. Rational explanation available The senses Bizarreseem random Wind Vision(s) of children at time of death He is just gone Form of a little child No rational explanation Just a vision Precise time of death- Leaving to go to spirit world Use details from both sources to write a summary of the different strange things that happen. Alternatively Whereas Unlike Instead of In contrast

10 Question 2: Self Assessment Have you Made a clear point about the connections between the texts? Identified relevant quotes from each text? Made inferences about the strange things that happen? Used connectives to reveals differences between the texts?

11 Question 3: The BIG Question 12 Marks 12 Minutes You now need to refer only to Source A from lines 14 to 21. How does the writer use language to describe the strange things witnessed by the ghost-hunter? Key words retrieved from the question. Why are they important? Point Evidence 1) Use your topic sentence to make a point relevant to the question. 2) Select evidence from the text pick out a key quotation. Analyse Link 3) Analyse the evidence this should be the longest part of the paragraph. 4) Finish the paragraph by establishing a link back to the question.

12 The ghost-hunter claims that on one startling occasion, he actually watched a bowl of oranges rise unaided off a sideboard, as if a clever magician had made his assistant float into the air. The bowl then shattered into pieces as it plummeted to the ground and oranges bounced all round the room. In another investigation, he and the family involved saw a heavy clock mysteriously transport from one end of the mantelpiece to the other and back again. But he is convinced that such occurrences have nothing to do with the spirits of the dead. He believes they are caused by a type of energy we don t yet understand which is generated by tense human emotions. Band 1 (1-3 marks) 2 (4-6 marks) 3 (7-9 marks) 4 (10-12 marks) What have you done? Simple subject terminology Simple textual detail Simple comment on effect of language Some subject terminology Some appropriate textual detail Attempts to comment on the effect of language Accurate subject terminology Relevant integrated textual detail Clear explanation of effect of language Sophisticated use of subject terminology Judicious textual detail Analysis of language effects

13 Image What language technique? Evidence? Analysis and ideas? Alternative interpretations?

14 Useful sentences: This metaphor/simile/personification is used to show... The clever use of this adverb/verb/adjective/image represents... The writer is trying to symbolise... This imagery is effective because... The use of the adjective/noun/verb evokes a sense of Remember to write a lot about a little! As well as Furthermore In addition to Also Moreover Point Evidence Analyse Link 1) Use your topic sentence to make a point relevant to the question. 2) Select evidence from the text pick out a key quotation. 3) Analyse the evidence this should be the longest part of the paragraph. 4) Finish the paragraph by establishing a link back to the question. This suggests This links to Alternatively, it might This indicates This higlights The reader will This demonstrates This reveals

15 Set yourself a target from this learning check. Band What have you done? 1 (1-3 marks) 2 (4-6 marks) Simple subject terminology Simple textual detail Simple comment on effect of language Some subject terminology Some appropriate textual detail Attempts to comment on the effect of language Have you made a range of clear points about the language techniques used? PROVE IT! Highlight an example of this in your work. Have you included a range of quotations? PROVE IT! Highlight an example of this in your work. 3 (7-9 marks) Accurate subject terminology Relevant integrated textual detail Clear explanation of effect of language Have you explained the effect of the language techniques on the reader? PROVE IT! Have you tried to develop a range of interpretations of the language? PROVE IT! 4 (10-12 marks) Sophisticated use of subject terminology Judicious textual detail Analysis of language effects Highlight an example of this in your work. Highlight an example of this in your work.

16 Question 4: The BIG Question 16 Marks 20 Minutes Record the key words in this question: For this question, you need to refer to the whole of Source A, together with the whole of Source B. Compare how the writers convey their different views on the strange things that happen. In your answer, you could: compare their different views on the strange things that happen compare the methods the writers use to convey their different views support your response with references to both texts. This is the most important word in the question as it is asking you to write about the effects of the language (language or structure) that the writers have used.

17 1. What text type are you reading? Where have the writers got their information from? 2. Do the writer s believe in the supernatural? What is the reasoning behind their beliefs? 3. What tone do the writers have? ( Positive / Neutral / Negative / Ambivalent/ Indecisive / Frustration / Rage / Eager / Enthusiastic / Nervous / Uneasy / Concerned / Reassured / Sceptical/ Humorous/ Sarcastic ) Source A Source B

18 Compare how the writers convey their different views on the strange things that happen. 1 A Point Quote Method In the same way / Similarly/ Likewise On the other hand / However / Conversely Explain inference X 2 minimum B Point Quote Method Explain inference 1. What text type are you reading? Where have the writers got their information from? 2. Do the writer s believe in the supernatural? What is the reasoning behind their beliefs? 3. What tone do the writers have? ( Positive / Neutral / Negative / Ambivalent/ Indecisive / Frustration / Rage / Eager / Enthusiastic / Nervous / Uneasy / Concerned / Reassured / Sceptical/ Humorous/ Sarcastic )

19 Set yourself a target from this learning check. Band/ Mark What do you need to do? Level Level Level Level Detailed differences identified. Judicious quotations from both texts. Perceptive analysis of methods used to convey ideas. Clear differences identified Relevant quotations from both texts. Explains clearly how methods convey ideas. Some differences identified. Some relevant quotes Some comment on how methods used to convey ideas Simple awareness of differences Simple references Simple identification of how differences are conveyed. Have you identified the writers viewpoint? PROVE IT! Highlight an example of this in your work. Have you explained the views and attitudes of the speakers through analysis of the writers methods? PROVE IT! Highlight an example of this in your work. Have you supported this with relevant quotes? PROVE IT! Highlight an example of this in your work. Have you made your comparisons clear through the use of connectives? PROVE IT! Highlight an example of this in your work.

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