Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Frage 1
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Choose from the drop-down menu to identify who has written this letter. This is the first question we need to ask when we are analysing letters.
Frage 2
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Who was the recipient of this letter?
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Harry Clare
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Frank Kelly
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Harry Clare's widow
Frage 3
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This letter was written on the 30th of April 1918. Choose all of the reasons why this is significant.
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It was during the First World war
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It was the final year of the war
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It was Frank Kelly's birthday
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Harry Clare was killed on this date
Frage 4
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Choose from the drop-down menus to show why Frank Kelly wrote this letter.
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To thank Clare for what he did
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To reprimand Clare for what he did
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To ask Clare why he acted as he did
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To reassure Clare he wasn't to blame
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To blame Clare for what happened
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To tell Clare who was to blame
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To request a name and address
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To demand the Tommy is found
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To accuse the Tommy of theft
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To apologise for his beahviour
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To make excuses for his behaviour
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To ask Clare to forget his behaviour
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To offer friendship
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To end their relationship
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To provide closure on the matter
Frage 5
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What have we learnt by asking these 4 basic questions of Frank Kelly's letter?
Choose all the statements that apply.
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He was an officer during the First World War
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His attitude towards the men in his regiment was respectful rather than condescending
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Kelly wants Clare to think well of him
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Kelly is a humble man, grateful for the assistance offered by Clare
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Kelly feels he acted childishly when injured and needs to apologise
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Kelly is typical of the kind of man who served as an officer during World War I
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Kelly is very conscious of the social and class divide between him and Harry Clare
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Kelly is writing out of duty rather than because he feels genuinely grateful to Clare