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 explain what “nuance” and “complexity” mean when I write about a relationship. (Guide: “What nuance and complexity mean”; Practice question 2)
- I can explain how conflict between characters can come from different value systems even when they care about each other. (Guide: “What nuance and complexity mean”; Practice question 3)
- I can explain why politeness, silence and avoidance count as evidence of tension. (Guide: “What nuance and complexity mean”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain why a kind character can still belong to a complicated relationship. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 5)
Skills
- I can work through surface, undercurrent, evidence and meaning for a relationship. (Guide: “A method”; Practice question 6)
- I can list the places where evidence of a relationship appears: speech, action, avoidance, gestures, narration, change. (Guide: “What nuance and complexity mean”; Practice question 4)
- I can compare what a character says with what the character does. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice questions 4 and 6)
- I can use “and yet”, “but” or “while” to hold both layers of a relationship in one sentence. (Guide: “A method”; Practice question 8)
Reasoning
- I can explain what a nuanced relationship adds to a story’s meaning. (Guide: Worked example 1, step 4; Practice question 8)
- I can tell when a detail shows affection inside a disagreement. (Practice question 7)
- I can check the narrator’s summary against what the scene shows. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice questions 2 and 5)
- I can write a paragraph on a relationship with two accurate quotations and commentary. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 8)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 4.3 study guide, The Function of Setting, and Character and Setting, or revisit the revision notes.