Year-7 Subject –Poverty and Inequality –Writing for ...
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Year- 7 Subject – Poverty and Inequality – Writing for different purposes Before you start writing think about PAFFT! Purpose: Why you are writing the text. It may be to argue, persuade, inform or explain. Audience: Who you are writing to. It may be people your own age, someone in authority or the general public. Format: What should your writing look like on the page? Think about whether you are writing a newspaper article, a speech or a leaflet – they all look different. Formality: Depending on your audience, you may write in a really formal tone, or you could be less formal if writing to someone you know. Tone: Again, this will depend on who you are writing to. If writing to a person in power, you may need to be very serious. If writing to peers, you may be able to use some humour or sarcasm. Connectives Building Additionally Also Moreover As well as Furthermore Comparing Similarly Likewise Equally In the same way As with Contrasting Although Whereas Whilst In contrast Conversely On the other hand Illustrating For example For instance Such as In the case of Key Vocabulary Equality Diversity Discrimination Prejudice Starvation Drought Famine Responsibility Welfare Society Purpose and formats Non-fiction: texts that are informative and factual. Leaflet: a printed sheet of paper containing information or advertising something. Article: a written piece of non-fiction, on a specific topic Speech: a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience Extract: a short passage taken from a text. Inform: to tell somebody about something. Persuade: to convince the reader to agree with your viewpoint. Language Techniques Anecdote: Short personal story given to show insight into issues/ideas. Facts: Using true information and statistics to support a point. Opinions: Ideas that are personal to you and may conflict with what others think. Rhetorical question: Asking a question that does not require an answer Emotive Language: Words or phrases used to draw a particular emotion from the reader Statistics: Numbers used as evidence – could be amounts, percentages, times etc. Trinomial: A list of three ideas to emphasise a point. Sentence forms Declarative sentence: a statement. Exclamatory sentence: ends in! Imperative sentence: a command. Interrogative sentence: a question
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Year- 7 Subject – Poverty and Inequality – Writing for different purposes
Before you start writing think about PAFFT!
Purpose: Why you are writing the text. It may be to argue, persuade, inform or explain.
Audience: Who you are writing to. It may be people your own age, someone in authority or the general public.
Format: What should your writing look like on the page? Think about whether you are writing a newspaper article, a speech or a leaflet – they all look different.
Formality: Depending on your audience, you may write in a really formal tone, or you could be less formal if writing to someone you know.
Tone: Again, this will depend on who you are writing to. If writing to a person in power, you may need to be very serious. If writing to peers, you may be able to use some humour or sarcasm.
Connectives
Building AdditionallyAlsoMoreoverAs well as Furthermore
ComparingSimilarlyLikewiseEquallyIn the same wayAs with
ContrastingAlthoughWhereasWhilstIn contrastConverselyOn the other hand
IllustratingFor exampleFor instanceSuch as In the case of
Key VocabularyEqualityDiversityDiscriminationPrejudiceStarvationDroughtFamineResponsibilityWelfare Society
Purpose and formatsNon-fiction: texts that are informative and factual.Leaflet: a printed sheet of paper containing information or advertising something.Article: a written piece of non-fiction, on a specific topicSpeech: a formal address or discourse delivered to an audienceExtract: a short passage taken from a text.Inform: to tell somebody about something.Persuade: to convince the reader to agree with your viewpoint.
Language Techniques
Anecdote: Short personal story given to show insight into issues/ideas.Facts: Using true information and statistics to support a point.Opinions: Ideas that are personal to you and may conflict with what others think.Rhetorical question: Asking a question that does not require an answerEmotive Language: Words or phrases used to draw a particular emotion from the readerStatistics: Numbers used as evidence – could be amounts, percentages, times etc.Trinomial: A list of three ideas to emphasise a point.
Sentence formsDeclarative sentence: a statement.Exclamatory sentence: ends in!Imperative sentence:a command.Interrogative sentence: a question
Key Vocabulary• Poverty• Inequality • Developing
country • Society • Hierarchy • Perspective • Tension• Government• Corruption• Identity • Debate
Language terminology• Character• Setting • Writer’s methods • Narrator voice• Figurative language• Opinions• Inference• Connotations• Repetition• Tone• Foreshadowing
SynopsisRaphael, Gardo and Rat are dumpsite boys, who survive by making little cash they can by sorting through mountains of rubbish for things they can sell. Then one day, they come across a mysterious bag containing a wallet, a map and a key. It’s a discovery that will change everything.
What• What is Andy Mulligan trying to tell
us?• What is happening within the
narrative of Trash?• What are the important themes or
references within Trash?
How • How has Mulligan presented their ideas?
• How has Mulligan used different methods?
Why?• Why has Mulligan written this text?
(Think about poverty and inequality)• Why is Mulligan exploring these ideas?
ContextAndy Mulligan’s novel Trash examines themes of poverty, homelessness, corruption, and friendship. Set in the near future in an unnamed country, it follows the adventures of three boys who take turns narrating the story: Raphael, Gardo, and Rat (Jun-Jun). The boys are poor, as are the majority of the people in their region. They live, as do most, by picking through trash at a variety of sprawling dumpsites near a city called Behala, hoping to find something they can sell.
Year- 7 Subject – Poverty and Inequality – Trash
Key Character Description
Raphael One of the narrators of the story. He and his family live on the dumpsite, even though he is only a boy, he is a central figure in his community.
Gardo Gardo is like a big brother to Raphael. He is strong and protective, never leaving Raphael’s side. The two go through everything together.
Rat (Jun-Jun) Rat is a small but clever boy who really does live up to his name. He is fast but sneaky, dirty but charming and is friendly.
Jose Angelico Jose Angelico is a man of mystery. The boys, Raphael, Gardo and Rat, discover little bits and pieces about Jose as they strive to uncover the secret of his murder.
Father Juilliard Father Julliard is in charge of the Pascal Aguila Mission School. He wants to encourage the dumpsite children to attend school but this is a difficult task.
Sister Olivia Sister Olivia is a volunteer at the Pascal Aguila Mission School. She stayed to help out at the school during her gap year travels due to feeling sympathy for the children and their families.
Gabriel Olondriz Adopted Grandfather of Jose Angelico. He has been imprisoned for allegedly stealing government money.
Pia Dante The daughter of Jose Angelico and the adopted granddaughter of Gabriel Olondriz.
Year- 7 Subject – Poverty and Inequality – Trash
