Developing a personal response to a short story: Ten Minutes’ Musing by Alice Dunbar Nelson

This lesson, we will work on developing a personal response to the short story Ten Minutes’ Musing. We will consider and evaluate different interpretations of the story and use them to formulate our own critical response. You will need a pen and paper.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which words below could be used to describe the mob of boys?

chaotic

true false

savage

true false

bored

true false

excitable

true false

uncontrollable

true false

calm

true false

1/5

Q2.Which subject terminology might you use when analysing this quotation: "Nearly every boy in the school was in that seething, swarming mass,"

verbs adjectives nouns simile

2/5

Q3.Select the correct definition of a polysyndetic list.

A polysyndetic list uses a conjunction (and, or) after every term in the list. A polysyndetic list uses a comma after every term in the list.

3/5

Q4.Which subject terminology might you use when analysing this quotation: “It was a mob that screamed and howled, and kicked, and yelled, and shouted, and perspired, and squirmed…”

polysyndetic list of verbs polysyndetic list of adjectives polysyndetic list of nouns

4/5

Q5.True or false?

The boys are calm and skilful with the ball

true false

Some boys are standing on the sides, screaming and laughing.

true false

They boys seem out of control but purposeful.

true false

5/5

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Quiz:

Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Which words below could be used to describe the mob of boys?

chaotic

true false

savage

true false

bored

true false

excitable

true false

uncontrollable

true false

calm

true false

1/5

Q2.Which subject terminology might you use when analysing this quotation: "Nearly every boy in the school was in that seething, swarming mass,"

verbs adjectives nouns simile

2/5

Q3.Select the correct definition of a polysyndetic list.

A polysyndetic list uses a conjunction (and, or) after every term in the list. A polysyndetic list uses a comma after every term in the list.

3/5

Q4.Which subject terminology might you use when analysing this quotation: “It was a mob that screamed and howled, and kicked, and yelled, and shouted, and perspired, and squirmed…”

polysyndetic list of verbs polysyndetic list of adjectives polysyndetic list of nouns

4/5

Q5.True or false?

The boys are calm and skilful with the ball

true false

Some boys are standing on the sides, screaming and laughing.

true false

They boys seem out of control but purposeful.

true false

5/5

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Developing a personal response: Quiz

Complete the questions below to check your understanding.

Q1.Who wrote the story, Ten Minutes’ Musing?

The narrator Alice Dunbar Nelson Charles Dickens

1/5

Q2.What does “musing” mean?

thinking funny fighting

2/5

Q3.Who narrates the story?

a child a teacher a mother

3/5

Q4.Which of the statements below is true? (Choose one.)

Critical evaluation means providing your opinion or personal response to a text. Critical evaluation means how a text changes over time. Critical evaluation means you disagree with a text.

4/5

Q5.What words could you use to describe this rhetorical question? “Did you ever stop to see the analogy between a game of football and the interesting little game called life which we play every day?”

reflective

true false

thoughtful

true false

terrifying

true false

random

true false

5/5

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Quiz:

Developing a personal response: Quiz

Complete the questions below to check your understanding.

Q1.Who wrote the story, Ten Minutes’ Musing?

The narrator Alice Dunbar Nelson Charles Dickens

1/5

Q2.What does “musing” mean?

thinking funny fighting

2/5

Q3.Who narrates the story?

a child a teacher a mother

3/5

Q4.Which of the statements below is true? (Choose one.)

Critical evaluation means providing your opinion or personal response to a text. Critical evaluation means how a text changes over time. Critical evaluation means you disagree with a text.

4/5

reflective

true false

thoughtful

true false

terrifying

true false

random

true false

5/5

Lesson summary: Developing a personal response to a short story: Ten Minutes’ Musing by Alice Dunbar Nelson

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