Horses
Katherine Mansfield
Her First Ball
Revision booklet
Remember that this story must be written about with Witi Ihimaera
Mrs Matthews Year 11 Short text revision part 1.
Her First Ball
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
Character Study Leila
It is essential that we understand how the main character Leila in the story. Below are the types of questions that you will be asked on your short text study at Level 1.
1.
Describe an important character or individual in EACH text.
Explain why EACH character is important.
2.
Describe an important idea in EACH text.
Explain why EACH idea is important to teenagers.
3.
Describe an unusual event in EACH text.
Explain why EACH event interested you.
4.
Describe TWO interesting language techniques in EACH text. Explain how EACH technique helps you understand
EACH text.
5.
Describe a challenge faced by a character or individual in EACH text. Explain how the challenge helps you understand EACH text.
6.
Describe ONE significant detail in EACH text.
Explain how EACH detail helps you understand EACH text.
As you can see- questions 1, 2 and 5 apply particularly well to this story by Katherine Mansfield.
It is essential that as well as practicing your essay writing skills, you plan the essay questions that you feel are good for your text. This way, you will have an instant revision tool at the end of the year.
Planning can be spider diagrams or a more comprehensive table for you to fill in.
Leila attends function where she feels socially out of place
An important idea in each text: isolation, not fitting in
She faces the challenged of not being overwhelmed by the eventthis ball being so different to her experience of learning to dance with other girls at boarding school. Reader can clearly see this with the contrast that is established between her home life and that of her cousins.
The determination to get something positive out of a night
Her First Ball
Revision booklet
Remember that this story must be written about with Witi Ihimaera
Mrs Matthews Year 11 Short text revision part 1.
Her First Ball
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
Character Study Leila
It is essential that we understand how the main character Leila in the story. Below are the types of questions that you will be asked on your short text study at Level 1.
1.
Describe an important character or individual in EACH text.
Explain why EACH character is important.
2.
Describe an important idea in EACH text.
Explain why EACH idea is important to teenagers.
3.
Describe an unusual event in EACH text.
Explain why EACH event interested you.
4.
Describe TWO interesting language techniques in EACH text. Explain how EACH technique helps you understand
EACH text.
5.
Describe a challenge faced by a character or individual in EACH text. Explain how the challenge helps you understand EACH text.
6.
Describe ONE significant detail in EACH text.
Explain how EACH detail helps you understand EACH text.
As you can see- questions 1, 2 and 5 apply particularly well to this story by Katherine Mansfield.
It is essential that as well as practicing your essay writing skills, you plan the essay questions that you feel are good for your text. This way, you will have an instant revision tool at the end of the year.
Planning can be spider diagrams or a more comprehensive table for you to fill in.
Leila attends function where she feels socially out of place
An important idea in each text: isolation, not fitting in
She faces the challenged of not being overwhelmed by the eventthis ball being so different to her experience of learning to dance with other girls at boarding school. Reader can clearly see this with the contrast that is established between her home life and that of her cousins.
The determination to get something positive out of a night