11ENG Unfamiliar Texts Poetry

First impressions

My first impression about this text is that it is about a memorable event of a child that has lost his first tooth. She talks about when she waves goodbye to the boat leaving the ocean which she infers the first tooth to leave the mouth.

Vocabulary Work
a. fossick, moored, alveolus

b.  fossick:   to search
     moored:  make fast(a boat) by attaching a rope or cable to an anchor.
     alveolus: the bony socket for the root of the tooth.

Making connections

We are normally meant to be growing older from 11 to 12 but the author is referencing from dr who and the bible of Lazarus becoming younger.

Point of Change
1. Stanza 3
2. Stanza 7
3. In the first 3 stanzas, the author talks about how looking (or fossick) for shells and how the boats start to float away (the tooth getting ready to leave the alveolus).
4. The two words that I think help contribute to the atmosphere in the first 3 stanzas are

Language features
1.
Alliteration: When we wave goodbye
Simile: You are 11 teeth old and grown, like Lazarus
Adjective: Across polished floors
Listing: starfish, pipi and paua
Metaphor: Your gums are an ocean of blood.
                  Tooth's a boat
2.
Adjective - Across polished floors - This helped create a better image

Personification - I'll show you how it can rest safely upon its starboard - This helps create the image of a tooth lying on this side resting.

Metaphor - Your gums are an ocean of blood. - This draws attention to the gums and how it creates an image of blood pouring out

3. Extended Metaphors
Until the tide goes out
To yachts moored the marina

4.
it helps the reader understand that losing a tooth compares really well with a boat because sometimes it is very calm and relaxed and sometimes it can be a very rocky ride.

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.