Showing posts with label Things Fall Apart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Things Fall Apart. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Mr Knight's set - homework. (And handy jpegs of the glossary)

Just to clarify...

Homework this week on Things Fall Apart is to re-read Chapters 12 and 13, looking for interesting language features, and write SEVEN sentences explaining how Achebe uses SEVEN DIFFERENT linguistic techniques to affect the reader (and specifying what the effect on the reader is). If you cannot find seven features you would like to comment on in those chapters, look back further in the book.

You should use the Glossary of linguistic terms which Mrs Metsaranta gave you a photocopy of to help with identifying techniques. Below are scans of the glossary in a nice high res so you can download them if you're feeling particularly technologically inclined (which I'm not - hence my attempts to edit html ending in these strangely alligned images.)


Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Things Fall Apart Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FipYAYojSoY&feature=related

So, it turns out there has been a film of Achebe's masterpiece. Probably dreadful, but I shall endeavour to purchase it and show it to you soon. For now, click on the link above, or copy and paste it into your address bar. I'm not quite as funky and technical as Mr. Stanley yet and haven't managed to work out how to place the clip into this blog. One day, I shall, no doubt!

Have a watch of the trailer and remember any symbolic, powerful images. I shall quiz you on it when we return next week! ;)

Enjoy your half term,
Mr. Roberts