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 makes a character complex, as opposed to merely difficult or likeable. (Guide: “Complexity: when a character pulls in more than one direction”; Practice Question 5)
- I can explain why choices that cost something reveal more than free choices. (Guide: “Complexity”; Practice Question 1)
- I can explain why a character’s response to the resolution is revealing. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice Question 3)
- I can explain why inconsistency is evidence and not an error. (Guide: “Complexity”; Practice Question 5)
Skills
- I can locate the tension between two values or motives in a character. (Guide: “A method”; Practice Question 4)
- I can gather evidence from choice, action and speech. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Questions 4 and 8)
- I can quote accurately to show a contradiction between word and deed. (Practice Questions 7 and 8)
- I can say what a character’s complexity does in the work (irony, sympathy, critique). (Guide: Worked examples 1 and 2; Practice Question 2)
Reasoning
- I can explain how a character’s complexity affects my reading of the narrator. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice Question 6)
- I can explain how a response to the resolution changes my reading of the ending. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice Question 3)
- I can compare a weak and a strong sentence about complexity and explain the difference. (Guide: “Weak and strong versions side by side”)
- I can write a paragraph on complexity with a claim, evidence and commentary. (Practice Questions 7 and 8)
When every box is ticked, move on to the 9.3 study guide.