Transcript Exploding quotes

Exploding quotes
Connector
Which is the hardest part
of PEAS?
Think / Pair / Share
LO – to learn how to choose quotes
wisely so analysis is easier
Big picture
• Exploding quotes
• Using this to help with analysis
Everybody’s different!
• In English we can select evidence to prove
what we say.
• This is sometimes different evidence, but it
doesn’t mean one person is wrong or right!
• Sometimes there is lots of evidence in the
text, you have to make sure you select good
quotes to analyse.
Have a look at this nursery rhyme:
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Imagine you had to write a PEAS
answer to this:
How do you know that
the star is pretty?
What quote would you choose?
Write your PEAS paragraph.
How do you know that the star is
pretty?
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Let’s explode this nursery rhyme to
find the best quote!
• We are not going to blow it up with a bomb!
• We are going to make notes to dissect it (pull
it apart).
• These notes will help us with our analysis –
let’s see if we can write better PEAS by
exploding the nursery rhyme to find the best
quote.
Adjective little suggests it
is small and cute
This is repeated because it’s so shiny
The person
talking is not
sure what they
are looking at –
they are amazed
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
A simile –
diamonds
suggest that it
is rare,
precious and
beautiful
Exclamation
marks used to
show the
person speaking
is shocked by
the beauty
How do you know that the star is
pretty?
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Quote exploded!
Task
Re-write your PEAS paragraph
You can pick a new quote if you like.
Mini review
Is your analysis better?
Was it easier?
Connotations
• The best way to make sure you are analysing
the language is to learn this word!
• It is really simple to use and can give your
analysis a real burst!
Connotations – Copy this!
• Connotations are the things you think about
when you hear a word/see a picture/think of
something.
• For example – the connotations of the colour
‘pink’ are girls, flowers, Barbie Dolls...
Anything else?
Connotations
Word
Yellow
Trees
Babies
America
Stench
Aroma
!
Connotations
How to use ‘Connotations’ in your
analysis
• Pick out some key words in your quote – if it’s
a metaphor/simile, what has the writer
compared it to?
• Start your analysis with ‘the connotations of
the word ... are ...’
• How easy is that?!
Example PEAS
I know the star is pretty because the writer
describes it in a positive way. He/She says it’s
‘like a diamond’. A simile has been used. the
connotations of a ‘diamond’ are that it is
sparkly, luxurious and a jewel. This makes me
think it’s definitely pretty. On the other hand,
diamonds are very rare so the writer might
mean he has never seen anything like this
before.
REVIEW
Using the same nursery rhyme we exploded
earlier, answer this question with PEAS.
How do you know the writer is shocked by the
star?
Analysis is key – you must use ‘connotations’
and make sure your analysis is the longest bit
of the PEAS.