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 define an allusion and explain how it differs from a quotation. (Guide: “What an allusion is”; Practice Question 1)
- I can explain why allusions create emotional or intellectual associations. (Guide: “What an allusion is”; Practice Question 5)
- I can name the three stances a poem can take toward its source: honour, undercut, complicate. (Guide: “What an allusion is”)
- I can explain why an allusion may depend on where it falls in the poem. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Question 3)
Skills
- I can state the source of an allusion in one sentence. (Guide: “A method for allusion”; Practice Questions 2 and 5)
- I can choose which associations of the source a poem uses. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Question 2)
- I can find words near the allusion that show the poem’s stance. (Guide: Worked examples 1 and 2; Practice Question 4)
- I can reason about an unfamiliar reference from tone and context. (Guide: “A method for allusion”; Practice Question 6)
Reasoning
- I can explain how an allusion changes my reading of the whole poem. (Guide: Worked examples 1 and 2; Practice Questions 7 and 8)
- I can explain how a poem can both use and question the source it alludes to. (Guide: Worked example 2)
- I can compare a weak and a strong sentence about an allusion and say why the strong one scores. (Guide: “Weak and strong versions side by side”)
- I can write a paragraph on an allusion with a claim, evidence and commentary. (Practice Questions 7 and 8)
When every box is ticked, move on to the 8.6 study guide.