Page 27 - Year 10

English Literature: 4 of 4 French: 1 of 2

Steps to Success 1. OPINIONS 2 KEY STRUCTURES 6 EXPRESSING AN OPINION
Poetry exemplar response: c’est + ADJ it is sympa nice génial great
1. Start with an introduction outlining the link à mon avis in my opinion ce n’est pas + ADJ it is not chouette great relaxant relaxing
between the two poems. How is the impact of war presented in ‘Poppies’ and one other pour moi for me c’était + ADJ it was rigolo funny formidable great
ce sera + ADJ
it will be
inoubliable
unforgettable
pleasant
agréable
personally
personnellement
2. Begin each comparison with topic sentence poem of your choice? selon… / pour… according to… ce serait + ADJ it would be sensas great utile useful
il y a
there is / are
je pense que…
I think that…
that explains the focus for your comparison in Both ‘Poppies’ and ‘War Photographer’ deal with the impact of war je crois que… I believe that… il y a… depuis there have / has been… for / nul rubbish énervant annoying
since
relation to the question. on people other than soldiers. Whilst ‘Poppies’ focuses on the je trouve que… I think that… il y aura there will be agaçant irritating ennuyeux boring
il me semble que…
it seems to me that… il y aurait
there was / were / there used to
3. Add a point, technique and first quotation impact war has on a soldier’s mother, ‘War Photographer’ focuses il y avait there would be casse-pieds irritating fatigant tiring
disgusting
dégoûtant
exhausting
épuisant
for poem 1 and briefly explain its on the eponymous photographer. be decevant disappointing mauvais bad
it makes me + verb
ça me fait + INF
importance. 3 CONNECTIVES ça me rend + ADJ it makes me + adj
4. Explore how & why the technique has been Both poets use figurative language to portray the impact of war mais but 4 TIME PHRASES
and
et
used by the author. has. Weir uses a metaphor to convey the narrator’s distress at her aussi as well quelquefois sometimes
every day
tous les jours
5. Use SWA to explore the deeper son’s leaving for war as she runs her ‘fingers through the gelled pourtant / toutefois however / yet chaque (lundi) every (Monday) 7. COMPARING
ou
or
connotations of the words used, and how blackthorns of [his] hair.’ The imagery suggests pain and suffering – car because rarement rarely plus… que more… than
une / deux fois par semaine
once / twice a week
they link to the purpose of the text. blackthorn pricks can cause infection and joint swelling, so this has malheureusement unfortunately actuellement / en ce moment at present moins… que less… than
aussi… que
as… as
6. What themes/techniques have been connotations of the physical pain his leaving is causing her. At a quand / lorsque* when d’habitude usually le / la meilleur(e) the best
if / whether
si*
from time to time
de temps en temps
developed and how? Could you add another symbolic level, the imagery reminds us of the biblical reference, in parce que* because maintenant now le / la pire the worst
the most / the least
le / la plus / moins
because
puisque / vu que*
SWA to support your ideas at this point? the new testament, to the crown of thorns based on Jesus’ head comme as / like hier yesterday
recently
récemment
7. Consider how the reader prior to his crucifixion. This reminds us of the belief held by même si even if avant before
thinks/feels/responds to the Christians that Jesus suffered for the good of mankind, drawing a d’un côté / de l’autre côté on one hand / on the other il y a (deux mois) (two months) ago
hand
en 2018
in 2018
purpose/message of poem 1. parallel with the suffering soldiers, and their families, undertake on 5 NEGATIVES la semaine / l’année dernière last week / last year
8. Consider how your quotes link to the our behalf. We sympathise with the mother who is ne… pas not le weekend / le mois dernier last weekend / last month
after(wards)
après
background and context of the poem. ne… plus not anymore / no more / demain tomorrow
9. Repeat the process for poem 2, making links suffering due to the indirect impact of war. ne… jamais no longer la semaine / l’année prochaine next week / next year
never
next weekend / next month
le weekend / le mois prochain
to poem 1, and the main focus of the Similarly, in ‘War Photographer’ Duffy uses figurative language ne… rien nothing à l’avenir in the future
question. to portray the impact of war … ne… ni… ni… neither… nor… nor…
ne… aucun(e)
not a single
personne nobody / no one