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The Argument

Key Stage 3, English, Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid

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The Argument

In this lesson, we we will explore an argument between Annie and her mother that will lead to a dramatic turning point.

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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 word best sums up Annie's emotions in Chapter 6?

Happy Disappointed Despairing Angry

1/6

Q2.Which word means 'going through difficulties or unpleasant situations'?

Adversity Blessings Bildungsroman Memoir

2/6

Q3.When describing Annie's sadness, Kincaid uses powerful words which create pictures. We call this:

Onomatopoeia Paragraph Italics Imagery

3/6

Q4.Which book character does Annie compare herself to in Chapter 6?

Peter Pan Jane Eyre Cinderella Katniss Everdeen

4/6

Q5.What do you call the main character a book is named after?

Eponymous hero Bildungsroman Subtitle Contrast

5/6

Q6.What is Kincaid's view of colonialism?

She celebrates it. She admires it. She ignores it. She criticises it.

6/6

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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 word best sums up Annie's emotions in Chapter 6?

Happy Disappointed Despairing Angry

1/6

Q2.Which word means 'going through difficulties or unpleasant situations'?

Adversity Blessings Bildungsroman Memoir

2/6

Q3.When describing Annie's sadness, Kincaid uses powerful words which create pictures. We call this:

Onomatopoeia Paragraph Italics Imagery

3/6

Q4.Which book character does Annie compare herself to in Chapter 6?

Peter Pan Jane Eyre Cinderella Katniss Everdeen

4/6

Q5.What do you call the main character a book is named after?

Eponymous hero Bildungsroman Subtitle Contrast

5/6

Q6.What is Kincaid's view of colonialism?

She celebrates it. She admires it. She ignores it. She criticises it.

6/6

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The Argument

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Q1.Who has a big argument in Chapter 6?

Annie and the Red Girl Annie's mother and Annie's father Annie and her mother Annie and Miss Edward

1/6

Q2.What can we call a moment in a text when everything changes?

Turning point Contrast Imagery Bildungsroman

2/6

Q3.What is Annie's mother angry about?

Annie got a bad report card Annie talked to some boys and lied about it Annie tore her dress Annie met up with the Red Girl

3/6

Q4.Kincaid suggests that...

Girls are more powerful than boys Girls are weaker than boys Girls have more freedom than boys Girls have less freedom than boys

4/6

Q5.What item does Annie ask for?

Some jewellery A photograph A trunk A guava

5/6

Q6.What does the trunk symbolise?

Independence Anger Education Loneliness

6/6

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Quiz:

The Argument

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Who has a big argument in Chapter 6?

Annie and the Red Girl Annie's mother and Annie's father Annie and her mother Annie and Miss Edward

1/6

Q2.What can we call a moment in a text when everything changes?

Turning point Contrast Imagery Bildungsroman

2/6

Q3.What is Annie's mother angry about?

Annie got a bad report card Annie talked to some boys and lied about it Annie tore her dress Annie met up with the Red Girl

3/6

Q4.Kincaid suggests that...

Girls are more powerful than boys Girls are weaker than boys Girls have more freedom than boys Girls have less freedom than boys

4/6

Q5.What item does Annie ask for?

Some jewellery A photograph A trunk A guava

5/6

Q6.What does the trunk symbolise?

Independence Anger Education Loneliness

6/6

Lesson summary: The Argument

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