english coursework igcse essay
The Explorer’s Daughter
Two sentence summary: The explorer’s daughter is less focused on the story itself, it describes the narwhal hunt, but with focusing on the usual elements such as suspense and plot development. Rather, it explores the moral and environmental issues around hunting by indigenous people.
Author’s purpose (what she wanted to achieve) :
- Telling the audience about the occurrence near her home.
- Cultural ways.
- Importance of the narwhal for the hunters and their families.
- Difficulty of living in arctic conditions.
-Moral Dilemmas.
- Necessity for hunting.
Theme/ Moral : Narwhal hunting in the Arctic and concludes that it is necessary to the survival of inhabitants.
Audience response: This is an effective piece of writing because.... (2-3 lines)
Herbert shares her innermost thoughts and personal feelings in this passage.
Technique
Example
Effect
Factual reference
“the mattak or blubber of whale is rich ..” (line 20)
Tells us some facts about how the blubber helps the Eskimos live their lives in many ways.
Metaphors
“butter-gold” (line 8)
Creates a vivid image.
Warm, light- despite Arctic being a cold place, calming- evokes sense of beauty
Personification
“mischievous tricks of the shifting light” (line 13)
Blurring of reality, unsure of what is realmagic
Simple declarative sentence
“hunting is still an absolute necessary in Thule” (line 68)
Emphasizes key point, acts as a summary to close account. Leave a lasting thought.
Simile
“hunters spread like a net around the sound” (line 43)
Waiting, anticipation for anything to happen, tension increases – the image of entrapment also evokes sympathy for the narwhal
Technique
Example
Effect
Rhetorical questions/triplets
“Is it possible? Am I dreaming? Me, the winner?” (line 51)
-Emotion of disbelief and confusion.
-Clearly shows that her achievement is very important to her.
-Importance of honor & ‘face’
Simile
“Leaving school
Two sentence summary: The explorer’s daughter is less focused on the story itself, it describes the narwhal hunt, but with focusing on the usual elements such as suspense and plot development. Rather, it explores the moral and environmental issues around hunting by indigenous people.
Author’s purpose (what she wanted to achieve) :
- Telling the audience about the occurrence near her home.
- Cultural ways.
- Importance of the narwhal for the hunters and their families.
- Difficulty of living in arctic conditions.
-Moral Dilemmas.
- Necessity for hunting.
Theme/ Moral : Narwhal hunting in the Arctic and concludes that it is necessary to the survival of inhabitants.
Audience response: This is an effective piece of writing because.... (2-3 lines)
Herbert shares her innermost thoughts and personal feelings in this passage.
Technique
Example
Effect
Factual reference
“the mattak or blubber of whale is rich ..” (line 20)
Tells us some facts about how the blubber helps the Eskimos live their lives in many ways.
Metaphors
“butter-gold” (line 8)
Creates a vivid image.
Warm, light- despite Arctic being a cold place, calming- evokes sense of beauty
Personification
“mischievous tricks of the shifting light” (line 13)
Blurring of reality, unsure of what is realmagic
Simple declarative sentence
“hunting is still an absolute necessary in Thule” (line 68)
Emphasizes key point, acts as a summary to close account. Leave a lasting thought.
Simile
“hunters spread like a net around the sound” (line 43)
Waiting, anticipation for anything to happen, tension increases – the image of entrapment also evokes sympathy for the narwhal
Technique
Example
Effect
Rhetorical questions/triplets
“Is it possible? Am I dreaming? Me, the winner?” (line 51)
-Emotion of disbelief and confusion.
-Clearly shows that her achievement is very important to her.
-Importance of honor & ‘face’
Simile
“Leaving school