CL Thursday 1 st October 2020 Paper 2

C/L Thursday 1 st October 2020 Paper 2: ‘Elephants October 2016’

Today’s sources Both are about the treatment and perception of elephants. Source A 19 th century about an elephant that is eating food stalls in a village in Burma. The writer remembers how he was a police officer called to the scene and pressured by the villagers to shoot the elephant. Source B 21 st century about an elephant called Jumbo who was an attraction at the London Zoo for 16 years. He was sold to Mr Barnum (the American showman from The Greatest Showman)

Key word for Source A Voyeuristic To have a morbid/sick interest in something. It was voyeuristic of me to look at the car crash, but I couldn’t help it.

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Q 1 : Choose 4 TRUE statements from lines 1 to 5 C There are reports of an elephant out of control. D The sub-inspector expects Orwell to sort out the problem. F Orwell is curious about the elephant. H IT takes a very powerful weapon to kill an elephant.

Use details from both sources to write a summary of what you understand about the similar behaviour of the elephants. [8 marks]

What mark would you give my ex-Year 11 with a target of 4 -5. Level 3 ‘clear’ but 5 our of 8 marks She needed to have read more carefully because actually both elephants are not In Source A, the elephant is tame and calm because it says it was “peacefully eating” and “the always elephant looked no more dangerous than a calm. cow. ” This is clearly symbolising that the elephant isn’t threatening and has violent when are provoked. no. They intentionare to cause harm because a cowthey is a calm and carefree animal which doesn’t pose an animalistic or aggressive threat. Similarly, in Source B A itisis for food it was the. In elephant alsoviolent calm because it says it wasbecause “sixteen years quiet, gentle and obedient” This symbolises how this elephant also poses no threat or deprived ofbecause it butit isn’t in violent B it and was violent toof be harm in its behaviour is under the control others. Moreover it highlights how it won’t be badly behaved. free.

Create a quick table of their similarities in their BEHAVIOUR and THINK carefully Instinctive Natural Provoked Rational Deliberate Escape Composed Violent Aggressive Source A Source B

Q 3 You now need to refer only to Source A from lines 26 to 35. How does the writer use language to describe the crowd of people?

You need to find 3 quotes and offer interesting ideas! “I looked at the sea of faces” Metaphor One single mass- indistinguishable from one another Intimidating and overwhelming- associated with an idea of drowning. The sea can be powerful and strip you of your strength like the crowd’s pressure on Orwell to shoot the elephant. The image suggests that they are a powerful force which Orwell can’t withstand.

Extra language terminology preposition Shows you the What does What position do of anthese object this prepositions behind prepositions suggest about above suggest about Right the power of Against how Orwell the. Between crowd? feels about Through the crowd? Across “pushed to within andleft fro” “those belowfaces behind”

Highlight 3 Language Quotations But at that moment I glanced around the crowd that had followed me. It was an immense crowd, two thousand at least and growing every minute. I looked at the sea of faces above the garish clothes- faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun, all certain that the elephant was going to be shot. They were watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. And suddenly I realised that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it. Here was I, the white man with his gun, seemingly the leading actor of the piece, but in reality I was only a puppet pushed to and fro by the will of those faces behind. To come all that way, rifle in hand, with two thousand people marching at my heels, and then to tail feebly away, having done nothing, no that was impossible. The crowd would laugh at me.

Metaphor – stresses his lack of control and authority “those faces” add to the sense of threat and fear that they create. They seem undefeatable and preposition “behind” suggests he can’t escape their influence/pressure/ But at that moment I glanced around the crowd that had followed me. It was an immense crowd, two thousand at least and growing every minute. I looked at the sea of faces above the garish clothes- faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun, all certain that the elephant was going to be shot. They were watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. And suddenly I realised that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it. Here was I, the white man with his gun, seemingly the leading actor of the piece, but in reality I was only a puppet pushed to and fro by the will of those faces behind. To come all that way, rifle in hand, with two thousand people marching at my heels, and then to tail feebly away, having done nothing, no that was impossible. The crowd would laugh at me.

Repetition of phrases that show they are intimidating and he cannot escape. The verbs “followed”, “watching” and “marching” stress that they are determined and controlling. Verb “marching” implies that they are like the military- ordered and strategic in their pressure to kill the elephant But at that moment I glanced around the crowd that had followed me. It was an immense crowd, two thousand at least and growing every minute. I looked at the sea of faces above the garish clothes- faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun, all certain that the elephant was going to be shot. They were watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. And suddenly I realised that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it. Here was I, the white man with his gun, seemingly the leading actor of the piece, but in reality I was only a puppet pushed to and fro by the will of those faces behind. To come all that way, rifle in hand, with two thousand people marching at my heels, and then to tail feebly away, having done nothing, no that was impossible. The crowd would laugh at me.

The crowd are insensitive, lack compassion for the elephant and are presented as bloodthirsty. The noun “conjurer” likens Orwell to a magician which implies that the crowd believe that this is entertainment because to them an elephant is something to shoot because of its unusual size. There is this voyeuristic (morbid) enthusiasm to kill the elephant because “perform a trick” shows they think it is something to marvel at. But at that moment I glanced around the crowd that had followed me. It was an immense crowd, two thousand at least and growing every minute. I looked at the sea of faces above the garish clothes- faces all happy and excited over this bit of fun, all certain that the elephant was going to be shot. They were watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. And suddenly I realised that I should have to shoot the elephant after all. The people expected it of me and I had got to do it. Here was I, the white man with his gun, seemingly the leading actor of the piece, but in reality I was only a puppet pushed to and fro by the will of those faces behind. To come all that way, rifle in hand, with two thousand people marching at my heels, and then to tail feebly away, having done nothing, no that was impossible. The crowd would laugh at me.

FEAR paragraph The writer uses the simile “watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. ” to highlight the voyeuristic attitude that the crowd have towards the killing of the elephant because they see this as an opportunity to be entertained. The image of a “conjurer” likens Orwell to a magician which stresses how the crowd sees the shooting of such a large and majestic animal, as something to be in awe of like a crowd watching a performance. Moreover the image of a “conjurer” implies that the crowd have a lack of compassion and care for the death of the animal because it implies that the killing is something to be thrilled by like the shock of watching a magician’s successful trick. Whilst Orwell is using a playful tone to stress the disgusting thrill that the crowd gain from this, the phrase “watching me” carries a more sinister tone because it highlights the intense pressure that the crowd place him and how he will be unable to escape from their influence because “watching” implies that he is under close scrutiny to kill the animal for their pleasure.

FEAR paragraph The writer uses the simile “watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. ” to highlight the voyeuristic attitude that the crowd have towards the killing of the elephant because they see this as an opportunity to be entertained. The image of a “conjurer” likens Orwell to a magician which stresses how the crowd sees the shooting of such a large and majestic animal, as something to be in awe of like a crowd watching a performance. Moreover the image of a “conjurer” implies that the crowd have a lack of compassion and care for the death of the animal because it implies that the killing is something to be thrilled by like the shock of watching a magician’s successful trick. Whilst Orwell is using a playful tone to stress the disgusting thrill that the crowd gain from this, the phrase “watching me” carries a more sinister tone because it highlights the intense pressure that the crowd place him and how he will be unable to escape from their influence because “watching” implies that he is under close scrutiny to kill the animal for their pleasure.

FEAR paragraph The writer uses the simile “watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. ” to highlight the voyeuristic attitude that the crowd have towards the killing of the elephant because they see this as an opportunity to be entertained. The image of a “conjurer” likens Orwell to a magician which stresses how the crowd sees the shooting of such a large and majestic animal, as something to be in awe of like a crowd watching a performance. Moreover the image of a “conjurer” implies that the crowd have a lack of compassion and care for the death of the animal because it implies that the killing is something to be thrilled by like the shock of watching a magician’s successful trick. Whilst Orwell is using a playful tone to stress the disgusting thrill that the crowd gain from this, the phrase “watching me” carries a more sinister tone because it highlights the intense pressure that the crowd place him and how he will be unable to escape from their influence because “watching” implies that he is under close scrutiny to kill the animal for their pleasure.

FEAR paragraph The writer uses the simile “watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. ” to highlight the voyeuristic attitude that the crowd have towards the killing of the elephant because they see this as an opportunity to be entertained. The image of a “conjurer” likens Orwell to a magician which stresses how the crowd sees the shooting of such a large and majestic animal, as something to be in awe of like a crowd watching a performance. Moreover the image of a “conjurer” implies that the crowd have a lack of compassion and care for the death of the animal because it implies that the killing is something to be thrilled by like the shock of watching a magician’s successful trick. Whilst Orwell is using a playful tone to stress the disgusting thrill that the crowd gain from this, the phrase “watching me” carries a more sinister tone because it highlights the intense pressure that the crowd place him and how he will be unable to escape from their influence because “watching” implies that he is under close scrutiny to kill the animal for their pleasure.

FEAR paragraph The writer uses the simile “watching me as they would watch a conjurer about to perform a trick. ” to highlight the voyeuristic attitude that the crowd have towards the killing of the elephant because they see this as an opportunity to be entertained. The image of a “conjurer” likens Orwell to a magician which stresses how the crowd sees the shooting of such a large and majestic animal, as something to be in awe of like a crowd watching a performance. Moreover the image of a “conjurer” implies that the crowd have a lack of compassion and care for the death of the animal because it implies that the killing is something to be thrilled by like the shock of watching a magician’s successful trick. Whilst Orwell is using a playful tone to stress the disgusting thrill that the crowd gain from this, the phrase “watching me” carries a more sinister tone because it highlights the intense pressure that the crowd place him and how he will be unable to escape from their influence because “watching” implies that he is under close scrutiny to kill the animal for their pleasure.

FEAR paragraph The writer uses the phrase/metaphor/collection of verbs/ prepositional phrase “_________________. ” This highlights……. This creates an image of…. Moreover it perhaps illustrates that…. Orwell’s use of the word/adjective/verb/preposition “_____” implies that…. Additionally this stresses the…. Vocab to try Voyeuristic Influence Pressure Entertainment Appalling Disgusting Escape Force Power Potency Threatening Intimidating overwhelm