Twenty Minutes Preparation Time 10 minutes readskim the

Twenty Minutes’ Preparation Time • 10 minutes – read/skim the extract to identify a) Context b) Key words and expressions/devices c) Setting or d) Key Themes or e) Characterization or f) Relationships or g) Aspect of plot development or h) Two or three of them

Twenty Minutes’ Preparation Time • Next ten minutes – write down points in order of speaking: Introduction: This extract is taken from…. (1 line) The work is about…. (1 line) lead up (2 -3 lines) Body a) This extract comprises/consists of/shows…. (summarise the content) b) Divide the extract into parts based on theme(s)/character traits/relationship or plot devt… c) Note imp. points for each part Conclusion Significance of extract in terms of whole work

IOC – 1 st 2 -3 mins • This extract is taken from…. (1 line) • The work is about…. (1 line) • Brief summary of what happened to lead up to what is present in the extract • Thesis statement – this extract will be analysed to show the writer has used/examined….

IOC – 7/8 mins. (Contd. ) • This particular extract is about…(part of the plot) • Either a line by line analysis (bad idea) • Or, this extract comprises 2/3 major themes/character traits/centered around 2/3 major images/techniques – base most of your speech on it (guiding questions may be on them) – show your awareness of the writer’s method to a) convey meaning b) create an effect c) contribute to setting, plot or character development or all three d) foreshadowing • You may use cross references when it is relevant but don’t lose focus on the text.

IOC - Conclusion • By the end of this extract, the reader/audience is left with? • The significance of the extract in terms of the work.