W7L1 Herhalingsweek Romantic Period

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Good morning V6! 

English class

Mevrouw Plazier/Ms. Plazier 

learning goals

I can explain the literary devices and sound techniques in "We are seven" & "I wandered lonely as a cloud"

I can answer a variety of questions about a C1 text.

What do I expect of you?

• Try to speak as much English as possible. 
• Be mindful, respectful & communicate!
• Be on time: more than 5 minutes = too late. 
• Raise your hand if you have a question and be silent during explanations of me/student. 
• Bags are on the ground, phones in your bags. 
• No eating in the classroom (gum included), drinking water is allowed. 

homework

Choose one of the two poems we've read today and find the literary devices and sound techniques you've studied last year.

(the recap is in the shared LessonUps in case you forgot)

discuss your analyses

What are the differences?

Can you add to each other's work?

www.poetryfoundation.org

www.poetryfoundation.org

Which sound techniques have you found in your poem?

Which stylistic devices have you found in your poem?

Metaphor

a word or phrase that refers to something else

• The pillow was a cloud
  
• Wings chased us through the night
  

Simile

a metaphor that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else

• I wandered lonely as a cloud
  
• You look like hell
  

Imagery

author provokes sensory details through the use of descriptive language

• The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.
• The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.

consonance

a series of words (or close together) that have the same consonant sound

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• “The phantom flashed past, aflame, then, “poof!” faded out of sight.” 

consonance

a series of words (or close together) that have the same consonant sound

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• “The phantom flashed past, aflame, then, “poof!” faded out of sight.” 

why not the "f" in "of"?

assonance

a series of words (or close together) that have the same vowel sound

• I made my way to the lake
  
• “His tender heir might bear his memory” 

alliteration

:(specific form of consonance) a series of words (or close together) that have the same first consonant sound

• While I nodded, nearly napping
  
• fair is foul and foul is fair, 

           hover throught the fog and filthy air.

onomatopoeia

words that sound like their meaning

• Jingling bells
  
• Bees are buzzing
  

Two ideas 

We are Seven 

I wandered lonely as a cloud 

Which one contains the cyclical nature of life and which one recollection in tranquility?

recollection in tranquillity

The idea that when you are reminded of something that happened in the past, you do not just remember the event. The emotions the event originally evoked also recur. 

cyclical nature of life

with God

Child with subconscious remembrance of life with God

corruption by society

We are Seven

• The young girl Vs. the narrator
•  The young girl represents innocence and the emotional, keeps on saying that they are seven even though two siblings passed away. 
• The narrator represents reason, keeps on asking why they are not five?
• The young girl is not corrupted by society YET. 

Features

- emotional and imaginative

- intuition

- nature (as mysterious force, god-like or supplement for religion)

- exploration of human nature and native past

- exploration of importance of self-expression

- concern for outcasts of society

- focus on individuals/common man

- use of symbolism

- art as expression

- supernatural elements

What should I study SE2? 

Go to Teams > Lesmateriaal > Leerstof SE2 Engels. Hierin tips voor het voorbereiden. 

Speaking exam: novel, job interview & cartoon (20 min)

Reading exam: examenteksten. Geen woordenschat of linking words, moet je wel kennen ter ondersteuning van. Geen literatuur vragen (SE3)

How to finish a sentence with the correct linking word.

1. What is the context that's already given in the sentence?
2. What is the link between the two parts of the sentence? 
3. Which linking words from that category do I know?
4. Check whether your sentence is grammatically correct.

I really like Lord of the Rings, ______ I don't like the Hobbit.

1. liking a certain film/book and not liking another
   
2. contrasting linking word
3. but, however, in contrast...
4. all options are fine.

I failed my test ____ I didn't study.

He will not be attending the lecture _______ a high fever.

I like him. _______ I don't always agree with him.

Finish the sentence

- What category does the linking word belong to?

- What kind of link do we expect in the rest of the sentence?

I love dogs, however ___________.

1. I also like cats
2. I don't like cats
3. I own two
4. I hate orange juice

The holiday is too expensive. Besides, _______________________.

1. We have so many free days
2. I have a lot of money
3. I don't really want to go
4. The weather will be amazing

Take an umbrella in case _____________.

Although it was cold, _________________

We don't take global warming seriously enough in spite of __________.

Let's practice: 

let's go to: https://eindexamensite.nl/join_class?group_code=XLBXM

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Practice with onderwerpen > signaalwoorden