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 the difference between the order of events in a story world and the order in which the text presents them. (Guide: “Plot as a sequence of choices”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain why the order in which information is revealed shapes interpretation. (Guide: “Plot as a sequence of choices”; Practice question 3)
- I can explain that a contrast emphasises particular traits or characteristics. (Guide: “Contrasts: what they emphasise”; Practice question 5)
- I can explain how a contrast can represent a conflict in values. (Guide: “Contrasts: what they emphasise”; Practice question 6)
Skills
- I can list the events of a short text in the order given and mark where the order turns. (Guide: “A method”; Practice questions 4 and 7)
- I can identify a flashback, a delay or a repetition and say what it does. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice questions 1, 3 and 7)
- I can find a contrast between outward behaviour and inner state. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice questions 2 and 6)
- I can name the trait or value on each side of a contrast. (Practice questions 5 and 6)
Reasoning
- I can say how an ending returns to, reverses or answers the opening. (Guide: Worked example 2, step 4; Practice question 7)
- I can explain why a plot-ordering choice produces suspense, irony or sympathy. (Guide: Worked examples 1 and 2; Practice questions 1 and 8)
- I can describe order without labelling archetypes or plot diagrams. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”)
- I can write a paragraph that links order, contrast and effect with an accurate quotation. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 8)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 4.5 study guide, Narrator, Point of View and Perspective, or revisit the revision notes.