11ENG Unfamiliar Texts Workbook

Unfamiliar texts workbook

1.

a. I inherited my mother's laptop.
b. I got expelled from my school
c. My mother persuaded me to take a break.
d. I had been transferred to another school.
e. The atmosphere around me was horrific.
f. We had been given a large shipment of armament.
g. The lady was pouting her lips because she wanted to look attractive to the group of boys.
h. Ray was the apprentice of the new teacher.
i. The Cavalier was very arrogant.
j. Cameron has been given holy orders to sacrifice a goat.

2.

a. The definition of friendly is kind and pleasant, and a connotation of friendly is hospitable.
b. The definition of persuasion is the act of encouraging or convincing and a connotation of persuasion could be convincing.


Reading the Text

1. Read the story

2. My first impression of this extract is that it is a little off from what I thought it would be about when I read the title because it was mainly about persuading a student's parents when I thought it was about a student persuading another student to do something.

3. I was correct when I predicted that it was about persuasion.
But I was incorrect when I predicted that it would be about students persuading each other.
I think this is because I see a lot of persuasion around our schools such as peer pressure which could influence my thoughts and predictions. One thing that surprised me about the story was

Using the level 3 reading guide

2. Letter d

This is true because his parents were easily persuaded into most things as it was less troubling than having to make their own decisions. For example, Alan easily persuaded his parents that he was repentant enough for a night out when he was grounded at home. This shows that Alan's parents are easily persuaded.

Identifying the point of change

1. The paragraph that we see a point in change is paragraph 5.

2. The change starts as Alan's mini is shown to be the main point suddenly but at this time he had already got a bunch of 'Romeos' which show that he had changed to make the story worse than it already was.

3. The point of change helps us understand the author's purpose. In this case, the point in change helps us know that the author's purpose was to show that as soon as Alan figures out that his parents, principle and school know about his mini, he had taken advantage of that moment to do whatever he wanted. He then attempts at manipulating the principle by giving a friendly smile.

Using the title to help you understand the author's purpose

1. The title is appropriate because it shows how a student gets away with most of his actions.

2. This related to the author's attitude towards the characters in his story because it shows what Alan had been doing in the story. He had been persuading his parents in a kind and convincing way.

3. A different title for the story could be 'Manipulative Convincer' because it shows what Alan had been doing in the story. He had manipulated his parents as to think that he was innocent and also convinced his parents that he could have a night out when he was still grounded.

4. The point in change and title work together to help get the author's purpose by slightly hinting out the author's purpose.

Identifying how the text is communicated

1.