Pre lim preparation. You only have 4 weeks when you return.

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Pre lim preparation. You only have 4 weeks when
you return.

• Homework over Christmas
• Close reading past paper at least one!
• 2 critical essays these must be researched for
  several hours and redrafted as necessary.
• I am looking for your ideas and evidence.
• However, answer must be relevant to the question.

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Critical essay 1

• Choose a play where a character does not listen
  to those around him/her.
• Show how this pride or stubbornness leads to the
  downfall of the character and ads to your
  understanding of the play as a whole.

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Character Eddie Carbone

• Advice regarding his relationship with Catherine.
• His comments at the beginning, arrival of the
  cousins, changes in relationship
• Does not listen to Beatrice about Catherine and
  letting her grow up find quotes
• Seeks advice from Alfieri but does not take this
  advice find quotes
• Think about the themes this highlights
  compromise settle for half and also relevance
  to the title.
• What happens at the end of the play and why?

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2nd question for critical essay.

• poetry is written to be read aloud.
• Choose a poem which you think is more effective
  read aloud. Why do you think this is?
• Answer this using Frieda Khalo Is Coming to
  Dinner
• Examine features such as monologue, repetition,
  alliteration, onomatopoeia and imagery.
• There are 3 sections to the poem
• what is discussed in each section.

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Monologue

• What is this? Frieda Khalo is a monologue
  therefore we are listening to a conversation.
• Find out more about this and mention it in your
  answer.
• I am looking for you to come up with your own
  ideas.

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Imagery

• Frieda Khalo is full of images visual and
  auditory.
• Write about these and why do they sound better
  when the poem is read aloud.
• Repetition think about this as you read the poem
  aloud.
• Who do we feel sorry for in this poem and why?