Close Textual Analysis To be able to accurately

Close Textual Analysis To be able to accurately identify quotations which build tension in ‘A Packet Letters’. Register of Challenge: In this extract I have identified quotations about tension in The Woman in Black. What is wrong with the start

Tension? What is tension? Discuss the following questions on your tables. What do we mean by building tension? Name three techniques Hill uses to build tension.

Your answers are marked out of 6 Bands. Band 5 ( 21 -25 of 30 marks) answers include: Candidates demonstrate: • 5. 1 Exploratory response to task • 5. 2 Exploratory response to text • 5. 3 Analytical use of details to support interpretation • 5. 4 Analysis of writer’s uses of language and/or structure and/or form and effects on readers/audience • 5. 5 Exploration of ideas/themes Exploratory- looking at different ways of interpretation.

Your answers are marked out of 6 Bands. Band 6 (26 -30 of 30 marks) answers include: Candidates demonstrate: • 6. 1 Insightful exploratory response to task • 6. 2 Insightful exploratory response to text • 6. 3 Close analysis of detail to support interpretation • 6. 4 Evaluation of the writer’s uses of language and/or structure and/or form and effects on readers/audience • 6. 5 Convincing/imaginative interpretation of ideas/themes Insightful- ‘Outside the box’ answers that are not obvious. ‘Close analysis’zooming in on key words and exploring multiple interpretations. Evaluation- ‘Which is Hat’- what is the effect of a techniquehow is Hill’s language/technique successful in evoking the reader response she intended? ‘Convincing’ confident

How does Hill build tension in the second half of ‘A Packet of Letters’ (pg. 182 -187)? 1)Working as a pair: Read the question aloud 2) Circle the key words. 3) Annotate the question and explain what the key words you have chosen mean. Tips: What do you need to write about? What section do you need to focus on?

Did you circle another section? Focus of the question Which words and why? How does Hill build tension in the second half of ‘A Packet of Letters’ (pg. 145 -150)? What does Hill use and why: language, structure, and form. The part of the novel that you must focus on

Questions - ? Dialogue – where speech creates tension. Mr Kipps’ actions and reactions Mr Daily’s actions and reactions What language and structuring techniques does Hill use to create tension? Can you think of three? Repetition of words or ideas Reference to events that were foreshadowed First person narrator ( the main character, Arthur tells the story, use of ‘I’) Complex sentence structure – long and detailed sentences How does Hill build tension in the second half of ‘A Packet of Letters’ (pg. 182 -187)? Tension: A feeling of uncertainty and a need to know what will happen in the future. In your pairs identify and give an example of these techniques in the text.

How to find effective quotations together: 1. Skim read the text and highlight any quotations which show Mr Daily’s actions and reactions. A*-A Words 2. Try to identify the smallest quotations you can. Try and focus on key words only. 3. Annotate and comment on these quotations. Do this by zooming in on them and exploring their connotations and multiple interpretations: What effect do the words or actions have? How do they build tension? 4. EVALUATE the technique/effect of the word Hill has used- use the ‘Which is Hat. ’ Words and Phrases B C Whole sentences D/E Huge sections of text F/G Challenge: Now identify and annotate further techniques Hill uses to build tension.

Feedback on your close analysis • Which techniques did you identify? • What effect does that word have on the reader? • How does it portray a sense of tension? • Have you evaluated the success of Hill’s techniquewhy has she used it the way she has? • Can you link it to another section of the chapter or novel? As we share our ideas make notes in your exercise books. These notes will come in handy for revision.

The Ending The ‘Pony and Trap’ is a MOTIF in the novel. Evidence for this can be seen in the following ways… 1. We have Keckwick transporting Arthur Kipps to and from Eel Marsh House. 2. The awful accident with the young boy Nathaniel took place on the Pony and Trap in the marshes- Nathaniel and Keckwick’s father both died in this accident- this is the accident responsible for the haunting of the ‘Woman in Black’. 3. There couldn’t have been a better way for the ‘Woman in Black’ to have her revenge on Arthur Kipps… The Woman in Black takes the life of Arthur’s son Joseph- again just the way her son was taken…on a Pony and Trap in the last chapter. WORD: MOTIF a dominant or recurring idea

Foreshadowing the Ending Task: Skim and scan through chapter 12 - your job is to locate any quotations of foreshadowing. Extension task: We are familiar with Hill’s’ habits now- How does Hill use pathetic fallacy and contrast to foreshadow events in her novel?

Themes • Isolation • Childhood • Revenge • Influences of the past • Supernatural • Madness • Fear • Rural vs. Urban Explore the following themes and how they are represented in the novel. You may want to produce each theme in a mindmap.

To be able to accurately identify quotations which build tension in ‘A Packet of Letters’. In the extract above I identified quotations about tension in the novel. 1. What are the differences between this piece of work and the work you have done today? 2. What sort of quotations are most useful when writing a response? 3. How confident do you feel about finding and analysing

How does Hill build tension in the second half of ‘A Packet of Letters’ (pg. 145 -150)? Your overall point: Hill builds tension in the chapter using a number of techniques… Quotation – word or phrase Explanation of what happened Zoom in: Analysis The big picture – how does this particular quotation build tension? Language analysis of individual words in the quotation or the chapter This conveys, portrays, highlights, the tension because…

Your overall point. The top of the umbrella… Detailed explanation Another example in relation to the overall point. Model paragraph describing how tension is built in Chapter 10 Key word ( direct focus) – one raindrop In this chapter Hill builds tension through the use of language and structure. The word, ‘quiet’ creates tension as Hill highlights that he is alone and vulnerable because the land that surrounds Eel Marsh house doesn’t have any neighbours and therefore, if Arthur was in danger, he would have nobody to help. This builds tension because it emphasises his extreme isolation. In addition, the writer describes Arthur’s senses to tell the reader that he is not feeling comfortable in his surroundings, as he is listening out for strange noises. Arthur is described as listening ‘hard’ reinforcing his desperation in the dark and mysterious situation. The continued use of the senses builds tension because it reveals to the reader how the fear and suspense is all encompassing. What’s been done well? The word ‘because’ is used to refer back to the point and how tension is built using a number of quotations