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English Language and Literature
Imagined Worlds
brain dumps
The Handmaid's Tale
Context
Written in the Early 1980s in West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Feminism
Phyllis Schlafly
Rise of the Christian Right in America
Feminist literary period
Speculative fiction/Science fiction/Dystopia
First person limited POV
Margaret Atwood
Canadian
Believed to be a descendant of Mary Webster, a convicted witch of the Salem Witch Trials
Historical context
17th century American Puritanism
American politics
Nazi Germany
Soviet Russia and other fascist movements
Iran and theocracies
"Nothing went into it that had not happened in real life somewhere at some time"
Characters
Offred
Patronymic, her real name is never revealed
Homodiegetic narrator
The Commander
Only 'confirmed' character to not have their identity altered by Offred
Symbol of patriarchy
Serena Joy
Nick
Luke
From the 'time before'
Moira
Aunt Lydia
Ofglen
Another patronymic
Member of Mayday
Janine
A.k.a Ofwarren
Handmaid
Rita
Martha
Cora
How to answer exam questions
PEARL structure (x3)
L- Link to elsewhere in the novel
R- Refer to context (influences/dystopian tropes)
A- Analysis (language)
E- Evidence (2x Quote)
P- Point
Intro
Outline 3 points- menu
Significance of the theme/character in the question
Critical/Atwood quote
Chapter context (briefly)
Basic context
Genre
NO CONCLUSION
Marks
AO1
10 marks
Terminology, high language level, sophisticated ideas
AO2
10 marks
Analysis- open-minded, perceptive, selective, relevant, writer's craft
35 marks total
AO3
15 marks
Genre, conventions, context of production and reception
Themes
Religion and theocracy
Fertility
Gender roles/Feminism
Rebellion
Romance/Love and lust
Storytelling and memory
Freedom
Violence
Power/Oppression/Control
Paris Anthology
Context
Context of production
When was the text created
Why was it created/who was it created for
Info about the author
Context of reception
Who were the primary/secondary audiences
How was the text received by the public
What was the social climate of the text's release
Why would people be consuming it
How to answer exam questions
PEAREAR structure
R- Refer (to the question and/or the other text)
A- Analysis (in terms of context)
E- Evidence
A- Analysis (in terms of context)
E- Evidence
R- Refer (to the question and/or the other text)
P- Point
Compare and contrast how Text A and Text B present their ideas about ... in Paris
Timing
5m read back
15m P3
15m P2
15m P1
10m intro
10m planning
70 mins total
NO CONCLUSION
Marks
AO3
15 marks
Context of reception and production, GAMP
AO4
10 marks
Connections- comparisons between texts, even cover, similarities AND differences
AO1
15 marks
Terminology (ranged and sophisticated), patterns, coherence of argument
40 marks total
Intro
GRAMP
Representation
The analysis
How this text presents Paris and its themes
Audience
Who is reading/consuming this text
Genre
Transcript
Blogs
Memoir
Reportage
Advertising
Historical
Forums
Travel Guides
Graphic Novel
Letter
Personal Narrative
Mode
Written
Multi-modal
Spoken (often given as a transcript)
Purpose
Why the text exists