Learning Intentions

I will revise some of the main aspects of character, theme and plot.

I will learn how to structure a response to the eight mark mini-essay.

Success Criteria

I can complete a quiz to demonstrate what I’ve learned so far about the play and questions.

I can learn from a model answer, taking notes on the necessary steps.

I can reorder a partial answer to complete the structure of an eight mark mini essay.

I can write my own eight mark answer, being considerate of timing.

Sailmaker Revision Quiz

Question 1

Alec develops significantly as the play progresses.

Mention four ways in which he does so.

Question 2 - Match the following statements to their characters – letters to numbers!!

1 Billy

2 Davie

3 Alec

4 IanD - The navy might be better. See a bit

ae the world.

B - Blue an white. Best colours in the

world.

C - Ah didnae chuck it. It chucked

me.

A – I cried and a numbness came

on me.

Question 3

The yacht can be a symbol for a number of things. Write down three different things that the yacht symbolises over the course of the play.

Question 4

The decline of Glasgow is an important theme in the play. What reason does Davie give for the failure of his trade (only one reason required for a mark)?

Question 5

True or false:

Alec was ten when his mother died.

Question 6

Half a mark each:

i. Who says this quote?

ii. What point is he making?

‘It takes a green stem tae haud up an orange lily’

Question 7The ending of the play could be said to be happy for every character. Choose any character and say what they have to look forward to.

Question 8Complete the following quotes, half a mark each:

“But ye didnae skelp me or anythin. Ye just shoved me away and told me ah was a ____ ____ ____ boy.”

“Just _____ son. Honest! ____ ____ at the end of the day. Just helps me tae unwind.”

Question 9 Name three things that we could discuss if asked in the exam to write about the writer’s use of language.

Question 10In the 8 mark question, how will marks be awarded ie how do you write an 8 mark answer?

Answers1. Alec develops – Goes to university, school education,

moves out of home, gets a girlfriend, leaves his friends behind, deals with loss, deteriorating relationship with Davie, effects of poverty

2. Match Characters to Quotes – 1B, 2C, 3A, 4D

3. Yacht symbolism – Childhood, broken relationship with Davie, decline of shipbuilding, father’s inaction, freedom, fresh starts and opportunity, sectarianism.

4. Decline in industry – Manmade fibres, women working more, machines, lack of work, foreign imports.

Answers5. Alec’s age - False (he was 11)

6. Davie’s quote: Shows he thinks that religious problems are unnecessary as everybody needs to work together to support one another.

7. Alec – Goes to uni; moves out. Davie – Gets rehoused. Billy and Ian – Move to another city or start a business.

8. “Just wan/one son. Honest! wee/quick hauf at the end of the day. Just helps me tae unwind. But ye didnae skelp me or anythin. Ye just shoved me away and told me ah was a bad bad bad boy

9. Word choice, sentence structure, repetition, onomatopoeia, alliteration, sentence lengths, imagery, linking ideas, stage directions, punctuation, dialect/scots words.

10.You should use 4 x 2 mark answers (1/2 mark) in PEE format (1/2 mark)

How did you do? 9-10 You’re well on your way to Textual Analysis

success!!

7-8 Well done! Keep looking over your notes and think about how to answer specific question types.

5-6 Not bad. You’ve done enough to pass, but you definitely need to revise some more. It would be an idea to memorise some quotes.

3-4 Room for improvement - you need to hit the books and get revising the play, thinking about themes.

1-2 Oh dear…. There’s a lot still to learn. Go back to basics and start with character and plot.