Writing about 'The Chimney Sweeper'

In this lesson, we will learn how to use appositives in our writing. We will then apply our knowledge of 'The Chimney Sweeper' by writing an analytical paragraph about how Blake presents injustice in 'The Chimney Sweeper'.

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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 key theme does this symbolise?

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Q2.Which key theme does this symbolise?

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Q3.Fill in the missing word: Injustice is an _______ treatment of people where their rights are ignored

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Q4.Chimney sweepers begin work as a young as ...

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Q5.True or false: Child chimney sweeps only had to work in the morning.

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Q6.The poem is told from the perspective of ...

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Q7.'Like a lamb's back' is an example of a ...

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Q8.'Coffins of black' is an example of a ...

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Q9.True or False: Tom Dacre dies at the end of the poem.

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Q10.Fill in the missing word: A revolution is a forcible overthrow of a ruler or government to create _______.

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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 key theme does this symbolise?

1/10

Q2.Which key theme does this symbolise?

2/10

Q3.Fill in the missing word: Injustice is an _______ treatment of people where their rights are ignored

3/10

Q4.Chimney sweepers begin work as a young as ...

4/10

Q5.True or false: Child chimney sweeps only had to work in the morning.

5/10

Q6.The poem is told from the perspective of ...

6/10

Q7.'Like a lamb's back' is an example of a ...

7/10

Q8.'Coffins of black' is an example of a ...

8/10

Q9.True or False: Tom Dacre dies at the end of the poem.

9/10

Q10.Fill in the missing word: A revolution is a forcible overthrow of a ruler or government to create _______.

10/10

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Writing about 'The Chimney Sweeper'

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

Q1.Fill in the missing word: An appositive is a _______ or _______ phrase that immediately follows another _______.

1/10

Q2.This sentence uses an appositive: William Blake, a Romantic poet, often wrote about revolution.

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Q3.Where is the appositive in this sentence: Miss Baldry, a teacher, works at Oak Academy.

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Q4.Fill in the missing word: Injustice is an _______ treatment of people where their rights are ignored.

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Q5.Fill in the missing word: Inequality is an unfair situation where money and opportunities are not shared _______ between different groups in society.

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Q6.True or false: We can structure our paragraph by considering the what, how and when.

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Q7.What must we do when we consider the 'what' of the paragraph?

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Q8.What must we do when we consider the 'how' of the paragraph?

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Q9.What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?

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Q10.What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?

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Quiz:

Writing about 'The Chimney Sweeper'

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

Q1.Fill in the missing word: An appositive is a _______ or _______ phrase that immediately follows another _______.

1/10

Q2.This sentence uses an appositive: William Blake, a Romantic poet, often wrote about revolution.

2/10

Q3.Where is the appositive in this sentence: Miss Baldry, a teacher, works at Oak Academy.

3/10

Q4.Fill in the missing word: Injustice is an _______ treatment of people where their rights are ignored.

4/10

Q5.Fill in the missing word: Inequality is an unfair situation where money and opportunities are not shared _______ between different groups in society.

5/10

Q6.True or false: We can structure our paragraph by considering the what, how and when.

6/10

Q7.What must we do when we consider the 'what' of the paragraph?

7/10

Q8.What must we do when we consider the 'how' of the paragraph?

8/10

Q9.What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?

9/10

Q10.What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?

10/10

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