Step 1: Identify the narrator’s/author’s main
points.
Step 2: Describe Ralph’s attitude . Who or what is he criticising and why? Referring to at least three quotes, explain their purpose and their link to the character’s views.
- eg. contemptuous; indignant; dismissive
Step 3: Learn new words and phrases: use in a sentence.
Learn four new expressions (words and phrases). Write these phrases
in your own sentence.
Ralph says:
- “Enough of your scurrilous taunts” : insulting rude and not fair
- “A hurricane of rg
Step 4: What narrative elements are evident?
eg. metaphor of the “seamanship”. Use quotes and give explanations.
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