Tension • Foreshadows • Short sentence • Atmosphere • Narrative pace • Narrative perspective • Flashback (analepsis) • Flash forward (prolepsis)
Clear atmosphere created using effective vocabulary Vocabulary, Sentence Structures, Spelling Vary your sentence structure for effect
Simple/short sentence Compound sentence Complex sentence A: This builds a tense atmosphere, as it is more difficult to see in the gloom
Supporting sentences (as the word 'support' indicates) support the topic by providing points, which develop the idea with an explanation, illustration, reason
An increase in the quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will _ _ _ _ _ _ in higher average temperatures on Earth The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of higher
A sentence must minimally have a subject and a verb Sometimes the subject can The moon has no atmosphere, no air, and no watery A B
Subsequent units will explore these different parts of the sentence in more detail If you want to study how paragraphs and MIXES with the atmosphere
The ideas are not linked, making the writing disjointed Page 3 3 Poor example: Recent changes in the sea, land and atmosphere
The Atmosphere Guided Reading and Study 6 Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about carbon dioxide (a ) It is essential to life
Focus on writers͛ use of structure, not language.Structure: the journey the writer takes you on across the extract.
The question will ALWAYSinclude information on the positioning of the extractwithin the whole text; for example, ͚This tedžt is from the beginning of the noǀel͛.1.Underlinethe focus of the question -your points must be linked to this.
As the extract is from [the opening of the novel], it is likely that [this character is important͙
The first person narrative, [quote],may enable the reader to feel͙ The third person narratiǀe, ͚..͛, may result in a sense of emotional detachment between͙ The writer͛s use of present tense narratiǀe creates a sense of immediacy͙ Being written in past tense, the writer creates a [distance between reader and narrator͙ The use of a [child/adult narrator has the effect of͙ As the extract develops, the writer shifts the focus from ______, to _______. The writer [gradually/suddenly] shifts the reader͛s focus to͙ The writer [gradually/suddenly introduces the reader to͙The sentence ͚ͺͺͺͺͺͺ͛ is structurally important for bringing about a change in atmosphere͙
The writer focusesͬzooms in on͙ this may be to [establish/emphasise/exaggerate etc.͙ There is a shift in [perspective/time/place/atmosphere etc. when͙ The writer͛s use of dialogue͙ This impacts the reader because͙The writer͛s intention may haǀe been͙ ͬ The writer may haǀe done this to͙ ͬ The effect of͙
The writer repeats to idea of͙/ There is a pattern of͙