Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can say what a claim about a poem needs: to say what the poem does or shows and to need defence. (Guide: “Choosing a claim about a poem”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain what a device-to-effect chain is. (Guide: “The device-to-effect chain”; Practice question 4)
- I can explain why naming a device is not analysis. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”)
- I can explain why I write about “the speaker” and use the present tense. (Guide: “Quoting lines of poetry”)
Skills
- I can quote lines accurately, using a slash at line breaks. (Guide: “Quoting lines of poetry”; Practice question 3)
- I can choose the quotation that best supports a claim. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 3; Practice question 2)
- I can write a device-to-effect chain with the device, quotation, function and effect. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 3; Practice question 5)
- I can write a paragraph about a poem with a claim, two or more quotations and a link. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 4; Practice question 6)
Reasoning
- I can diagnose a weak paragraph about a poem and say what each sentence lacks. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 1)
- I can revise a weak paragraph into a stronger one. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 4; Practice question 7)
- I can explain how a final image changes the reader’s view of the speaker’s situation. (Practice question 8)
All ticked? Take the Unit 2 diagnostic, then return to the revision notes.