Homework Tasks Reminder

Hi everyone,

There was some excellent work completed in class for AHWOSG this week. I saw some really thorough note making and analysis - well done! This post lists all of the pieces of homework you need to complete from Monday and Wednesday's lesson. We've covered a lot of the text in these 2 lessons so it's vital that you complete this homework to ensure you don't have any gaps in your understanding of chapters 3 &4.

Chapter 3 Tasks

• 2 paragraphs of analysis, minimum on how Eggers presents relationships in Chapter 3. Integrate evidence from the text and explore using appropriate terminology. Use the structure and discourse tips to help you.

• Posting quotes referring to Dave & Top's relationship to the following Padlet page: http://padlet.com/claudia_a/davetoph

If you need another copy of the worksheets, click here

Chapter 4 Tasks

• Find 8 key quotations/specific references in which Eggers expresses his guilt. You will find some on the pages identified, but there are many in the chapter so try to find a few of your own. What effect do these have on the reader? What are we supposed to think and feel?

• Write a minimum of 2 analytical paragraphs on the theme of guilt, the conflicting narrative voices, or both. Integrate evidence from the text, and explore using appropriate terminology. You should be able to comment on the structure and the discourse, as well as some of the specific language features used.

• The analysis of symbolism on p.122, using the language levels grid to help you.

• Complete the literary allusions task on the Padlet page. The link isn't working, but the address is as follows: padlet.com/claudia_a/chapter4lit

If you need another copy of the worksheets, click here and here

Deadlines

The tasks are ongoing, but I expect them to be completed before half term.

These tasks are essential to your thorough understanding of the text. It's much easier to do it now as we are reading along than to do it retrospectively when it comes to revision - you may have forgotten vital pieces of information.

Good luck with your notes, and remember that your blog isn't just for homework - this is a place for you to centralise your notes and essentially create your own revision guide!

Claudia

NOTE: It was clear today and on Monday that some of you have not read the text. For A Level Lang Lit students, especially on the new course, whilst you may be able to get an understanding of the text without reading it, you can't expect to gain above a D without actually having read it, as your question in the AS exam will focus on the text as a whole. You can only 'blag' this so far, especially given the little information about this text available online. I can provide you with chapter notes, but it needs to be you who fills in the gaps. You can't expect to be able to fully participate in or even understand the tasks we do if you have not even read the chapter we are working on. Half term is coming up, so the few who have not read the text need to do so without fail.