LEARNING OBJECTIVES• To explain and comment on a writers’ use of language[RAF5]

LEARNING OUTCOMES• Know the meaning of key words and phrases in a poem• Be able to use words which describe feelings and

emotions• Know what a prefix is• Identify archaic words and phrases• Revise use of inverted commas '...........'• Work as a team

infer

deduce

facial features

stance

angry

disappointed

sad

mislead

deceived

abused

tired

disrespected

used

depressed

'the line'

'cursing'

'staff'

'incompetent '

'swine'

'cheery'

'old card'

'slogged'

'did for them'

'plan of attack'

enraged

heavyhearted

confused

annoyed

sympathy

enlightenededucated

'Arras''rifle and pack'

WORD DEFINITION

infer what is suggested or hinted at through clues, for instance what someone does, how someone dresses, the way someone speaks

deduce to decide after looking at the facts / the information/ to come to a conclusionfacial features parts of the face e.g. the nosestance the way someone stands

angry feeling that you want to shout at someone or hurt them because they have done something bad:

disappointed sad because something was not as good as you expected, or because something did not happen

sad to be unhappymislead to cause someone to believe something that is not truedeceived to make someone believe something that is not trueabused to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is bad:tired feeling that you want to rest or sleep

disrespected to not accept that someone is important or has rights, and behave badly towards them

used when someone gets you to do something and you feel bad about itdepressed very sad, often for a long time

WORD DEFINITION

'the line' short for 'frontline' . A place where two sides face each other in a war.

'cursing' to use rude words because you are angry

'staff' the people who work for a company or organisation

'incompetent ' not having the ability to do something as it should be done

'swine' a person who you consider to be extremely unpleasant and unkind or another word for pig

'cheery' bright and happy

'old card' an old word for having a special personality or being eccentric

'slogged' to travel or move with difficulty, for example through wet, sticky soil or snow, or when you are very tired

'did for them' responsible for what happened to someone in a bad way

'plan of attack' a battle plan

enraged to cause someone to become very angryheavyhearted when your heart is weighed down with sadness

confused not able to think clearly or to understand something

annoyed a little angry

sympathy the feeling of understanding and caring about someone’s problems

WORD DEFINITION

enlightened knowing the truth about something

educated Someone who is educated has learned a lot at school or college and has a good level of knowledge

'Arras' a town in France

'rifle and pack' what a soldier would carry in WW1

inferwhat is suggested or hinted at through clues, for instance what someone does, how someone dresses, the way someone speaks

• to decide after looking at the facts / the information

• to come to a conclusion deduce

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INFERENCE AND DEDUCTION OR

READING BETWEEN THE LINES

LEARNING OBJECTIVE Infer and deduce or ‘read between the lines’ ? [RAF3]

LEARNING OUTCOMES Practice your inference and deduction skills with talk and what you

see.Write a PEA paragraph showing inference and deduction.

AF 3 – READING BETWEEN THE LINES

We see different things when we look at an image or read a

book .Being able to read between the lines is about looking closely and picking up clues

that tell us more about the characters or plot .

WHAT DO YOU SEE ?HOW DO YOU KNOW ?

WHAT DO YOU SEE ?HOW DO YOU KNOW ?

AF 3 – READING BETWEEN THE LINES

What can you see ?How do you know ?

AF 3 – READING BETWEEN THE LINES

What do the clothes , facial features and

stance of these people suggest

about their situation ?

How do you know this ?

AF 3 – READING BETWEEN THE LINES

What do you think has happened ?How do you know this ?

THE GENERAL

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'Good-morning; good-morning!' the General saidWhen we met him last week on our way to the line.

Now the soldiers he smiled at are most of 'em dead,

And we're cursing his staff for incompetent swine.'He's a cheery old card,' grunted Harry to JackAs they slogged up to Arras with rifle and pack.But he did for them both by his plan of attack.

•In a sentence describe what has happened in the poem .

•Identify and underline words which give you clues about how the poet/

speaker feels.•In your own words, explain how the poet/ speaker feels about what has

happened Make sure you explain why he feels this way.

•Write 3 words to describe your feelings about what has happened.

HELP WORDS- angry, disappointed, sad, mislead, deceived, abused, tired, disrespected, used, depressed

HELP WORDS- enraged, annoyed, heavyhearted, confused, sympathy, enlightened, educated

In the poem, ’The General’, Siegfried Sassoon describes…………………………………………………………………………

…………..shown in the word/ words/ line/ lines, ‘………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………..

The poet/ speaker feels …………………………………………………..

when he writes ‘……………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………...’

The word/ words/ line/ lines show……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………….This would make the reader feel ........................................

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