Saturday 2.45 pm Class (VCE preparation – language analysis etc.)
- Focus on analytical vocabulary (pp 77 – 80) and Exercises in Green Workbook (Saturday 16-30th July )
So far we have worked on the following exercises. Please check sentences and metalanguage. (Sat 16-30th July)
- See Exercise 18 and Exercise 19, pp – 30-32.
- See Now Turn to Exercise (Kongton Primary School) (Saturday 16th July)
- Now Turn to Exercise – The Nightmare they deserve (July 9th)
- Please work through (an) extra exercises, p. 20, exercise 14. See this link for relevant exercises/now “turn to” exercises and analytical words, phrases and sentences.
Our aim so far: well done to Ishini! – Exercise 24.
- Good use of analytical vocabulary which helps Ishini improve her analysis/insight and commentary.
- The next stage is to group together the key points and to aim for more fluency and a better flow through the paragraph. Also some use of intransitive verbs used transitively – i’ve corrected these.
Ms Sue Hunt’s view
Ms Hunt adopts a praiseworthy tone to present Dr Coglan as a respectable leader, whose resignation was the result of vindictive parents. She presents the principal as a victim of these parents to evoke sympathy. Sue includes words such as “foe” and “persecuted” to reinforce the fact that Dr Coglan’s dismissal was surrounded by unjust circumstances. She describes the principal’s attributes positively while shaming the “band of parents” who are depicted as manipulative villains. She invites members of the school fraternity to share her indignation by emphasising the fact that the parents used Dr Coglan’s introduction of the “whole class approach to toilet breaks” rule as an excuse to get rid of her. She seeks to rationalise our perception of the principal by using phrases like “never mind” to … She impugns the scheming and vengeful motives of the parents and directs our exasperation towards them. The figurative expression “gunning for” reflects her accusatory stance which is designed to shame the parents.
Mr Jim Li’s view
In a high-minded tone, Mr Li defends the parents’ approach to the situation of the students’ education being obstructed by the principal. He suggests that the children encountered humiliation and that leaders of the school community took appropriate action. The figurative reference to “lick its wounds” accentuates that the school has been negatively affected by the unnecessary introduction of the principal’s rule. The author decries Dr Coglan’s neglectful and arrogant attitude towards the parents’ concerns. He relentlessly describes the helpless situation the school was caused to experience with Dr Coglan’s regulations. The parents’ vexation at the fact the decision disrupts children’s learning, personal space and confidence is shown with the colloquial reference to the “last straw.” His tyrannical portrayal of the principal helps to isolate and build antagonism surrounding her actions.
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