Homework, 24th February, 2017

Read the speech below and then, next to each literary technique in the table, write down an example of it from the speech.

There’s a catch though: one of the techniques has not been included in the speech. See if you can work out which one, then write an example of your own. 

This is due on Monday, 27th February. 

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to start today by putting an image in your mind: an image of a child who can’t yet walk, trying to run. This is what it is like trying to understand the world without knowing about religion. Some people will tell you that religion should be removed from the curriculum in British schools as it is a private matter and should only be taught at home, but, since it is impossible to understand the world without understanding religion, is it really fair to shelter children from it? So I say to you, teach children about religion, and you teach them about the world.

Christianity, Islam, Judaism. Most of the world’s population falls into one of these categories, and there are many other religions besides, so refusing to teach children about them whilst expecting them to have an understanding of the world is, in my view, simply unacceptable. In fact, around 70% of the people in the world claim that they have an affiliation with a religious organisation of some kind, so I say to you, teach children about religion, and you teach them about the world.

From London to Lahore, from New York to Nairobi, from Timor to Timbuktu, people are religious and this affects how they behave. Wars have been waged over religion, people have given their lives and had their lives taken from them in the name of it, and yet, unbelievably, there are still those among us who would have it removed from the British school curriculum altogether. Imagine that, and you are imagining a Britain where people live in ignorance. It is an absolutely insane idea! So I say to you, teach children about religion, and you teach them about the world.

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to leave you today with the image of the child trying to run before it can walk and say to you one last time: teach children about religion, and you teach them about the world. 

Direct address
Imagery
Metaphor
Rhetorical question
List
Opinion
Fact/Statistic
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Repeated catchphrase

Half term homework, February 2017

Have a look at the table below. In the left-hand side column are some examples of ways in which writers try and get a point across. Next to each example you need to write down what way it is. You can pick and choose from the box underneath. In some cases, the example might be of more than one way. You then need to write down whether you think it counts as a ‘what’ or a ‘how’.

Example	Technique	What or how?
His speech was a million times more effective.
Grizzly intruder loses its bearings	Wordplay
Last year, 3.5 million people signed up to Facebook.
He was gigantic, with frenetic hair and a magnetic smile.
No, no, no!
John Campbell, 37 from Worcester, has always loved cheese.		What
The long, sinewy fingers of the trees reached out towards me.
The fuzzy fiend foraged among the foliage.
The last race took place in 2013 and drew a huge crowd.
First Miliband, then Cameron, and now Farage.
Has the time not come to end this madness?
Surprise, surprise, James Bond is driving an Aston Martin.
He had a burning coldness about him.
You should really be exercising at least three times a week.	Advice/recommendation and direct address.
A pint of beer in the bar will cost you more than it would in a normal pub.
Watching this movie is like being slapped in the face with a fish.
‘I couldn’t believe it,’ said Mr Campbell.
He was a lion among zebras.
I just don’t think people really enjoy it.

Hyperbole     Simile     Direct address     Events     Sarcasm Statistics     Metaphor     Alliteration     Personification      Humour Case studies of people     Oxymoron     Quotes     Personal Opinion Advice/recommendation     Lively adjectives     Repetition      Lists Wordplay     Rhetorical question     Facts

Now see if you can come up with your own examples and fill in the table below.

Example	Technique	What or how?

Homework, 3rd February, 2017

Read the following article from the Independent and answer the questions that follow. This is due on Monday.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/emmanuel-macron-marine-le-pen-french-elections-donald-tump-a7540591.html

1. What impression do you get of Emmanuel Macron from the picture of him that is included with the article?

2. What literary technique is used in the first sentence of the subheading?

3. What does the writer tell the reader to do in the first line of the first paragraph?

4. Where does Macron currently stand in the polls?

5. Why do you think the writer has given us some percentages in the first paragraph?

6. What is the main difference between Trump and Macron, according to the second paragraph?

7. What is one key similarity they have, according to the first line of the third paragraph?

8. What do the numbers 15,000, 4,000 and 2,000 refer to?

9. What message does the use of these numbers send to the reader about Macron’s popularity?

10. Which party does Macron represent?

11. According to the fourth paragraph, in what regard is Donald Trump not very different?

12. According to the fifth paragraph, what kind of candidate does Macron present himself as?

13. ‘He resembles a duke criticising the aristocracy.’ This is an example of what literary technique?

14. How, in the sixth paragraph, does the writer try to convince us that Macron is not, in fact, an anti-establishment figure?

15. In the sixth paragraph, a key difference between Macron and Trump is mentioned, but is then presented as a similarity. Explain what this difference/similarity is.

16. Complete the sentence from the ninth paragraph: ‘Macron’s policies are largely directed to _______________   ______________.’

17. How is this different from what Trump said in his inauguration speech?

18. Copy out and complete the following table based on the similarities between Macron and Trump:

Similarities	Differences

19. Now answer the following exam-style question:

            According to the article, to what extent is Emmanuel Macron the French Donald                          Trump? (10 marks)

Divide your answer into two paragraphs, using the following starter sentences:

            ‘To some extent, he is the French Donald Trump because …’

          ‘However, it could be argued that he is actually quite different because …’