Transcript The Sound of a pony and trap

Starter: Define:
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
The Sound of a pony and trap
Chapter 6
To be able to identify the different word classes
and talk about the effect of a specific word
Read p72 – 75 (when I got inside the house...)
• How one old woman had endured day after day, night after night, of
isolation in this house, let alone for so many years, I could not conceive. I
should have gone mad... (KIPPS chapter 5)
• There are very few places more spooky than marshy places with mist
rising; those flat, watery, misty places. Then you also need the classic
location which gets cut off in some way – in the middle of a moor, in the
middle of a storm - and where nobody can get away. (SUSAN HILL)
Discussion Points:
To what extent is the setting responsible for what
Kipps is experiencing?
Can we fully rely upon Kipps’ account of the
events?
Have you ever felt frightened when in a strange /
unfamiliar environment?
On your extract handout
1. Highlight / underline all the descriptions of Arthur’s feelings
2. Highlight, in a different colour, the descriptions of the mist
3. Then with a partner:
Pick out the key words which describe his feelings
Pick out the key words in the descriptions of the mist
4. Identify the word class of each key word
How does Susan Hill use language to show Arthur’s feelings?
How does Susan Hill use language to create an effective description of
the mist?
Example:
In chapter 6 Susan Hill describes Arthur as
feeling ‘chilled and horrified’. She has chosen
these verbs to emphasise the feeling of terror
that Arthur feels. Both verbs have
connotations of ghosts and a scary experience
and they are both conventional of a ghost
story. The effect of these verbs on the reader
is that they will understand how Arthur is
feeling because they will also feel these
emotions while reading the novel.
2 x pee
How does Susan Hill use language to
show Arthur’s feelings?
How does Susan Hill use language to
create an effective description of the
mist?
Extension Questions
1. How does the writer use the mist to create a
sinister and frightening atmosphere?
2. How does the writer continue to surprise you
in this passage?
Chapter 6 continued
The Writer’s narrative style
P 75 - p78
“Ghost stories...tell us about things that lie hidden within all of us,
and which lurk outside all around us. They show human beings in the
grip of the extremes of powerful emotions, at key moments and
turning points in their lives. They also frighten delightfully, give
shape, form and substance to our darkest and most primitive and
child-like fears and imaginings, and, perhaps most importantly of all,
they entertain.”
SUSAN HILL
Narrative
• Susan Hill often prepares the reader for a
dramatic event by telling them it is GOING to
happen.
• This is a technique used by lots of writers to build
up tension and suspense in the reader’s mind.
• Not only is it an effective technique for keeping
the reader interested but it also adds to the scary
atmosphere and is well suited to the ghost story
genre.
An example
• ‘That walk back was a nightmare’ p73
• This is a good example of where the narrator lets us know
that something bad is going to happen.
• It creates a sense of realism as it’s just like a conversation –
it’s a trait of speech. How often do you say ‘it was amazing’
before actually explaining what it was that was amazing?!
• If you are easily frightened it also creates a sense of ‘I don’t
want to read on, but I have to...’ which creates a link
between the reader and the narrator because he also is
doing something frightening (he feels compelled to go to
the mysterious house even though all the indicators tell
him that he shouldn’t go).
Your Turn
• Re-read the paragraph on p73 (Then I realised
that the mist...)
• Find another example of Kipps telling us that
something bad is going to happen.
• Explain the effect that this quote has on the
reader using the notes you just made.
Chapter 6
• Read the rest of the chapter
• Phew – you survived!
• Find a quote to show that Keckwick knows
more than he’s letting on.
• What major change of character is happening
to Kipps at the end of this chapter?