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Mind Map by Zhiwei Yan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Zhiwei Yan
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English Language Section A (The Explorer's Daughter)
- Language
- First Paragrapgh
- Very descriptive. Observes the actions and
movements of the Narwhals. Imagery used to set
the scene helps draws the reader in.
- "Catching "and "playing" suggest the idea of a childlike and innocent animal.
- Helps later on to allow Kari to argue the ethics of hunting and survival
- Helps later on to allow Kari to argue the ethics of hunting and survival
- Use of "Butter gold" and "Glinting" to describe Evening light, also creates the effect of a
warmth and softness in contrast to the cold environment. Use of "Glittering Kingdom", to
convey a majestic scene also suggests a form of hierarchy.
- "Catching "and "playing" suggest the idea of a childlike and innocent animal.
- Very descriptive. Observes the actions and
movements of the Narwhals. Imagery used to set
the scene helps draws the reader in.
- Second Paragraph
- Use of "escaping " and "dead of winter" brings a more
serious and dangerous tone. Contrasts with previous
paragraph. Tension begins to rise.
- Abruptly changes from descriptive to
factual to explain shift in mood.
- Use of "escaping " and "dead of winter" brings a more
serious and dangerous tone. Contrasts with previous
paragraph. Tension begins to rise.
- Third Paragraph
- Remains factual. Lack of emotion. Helps demonstrate
that the hunters see Narwhals as food and a resource to survival
- "The Narwhal is an essential contributor..." Informative, and factual.
- Remains factual. Lack of emotion. Helps demonstrate
that the hunters see Narwhals as food and a resource to survival
- Final Paragraph
- "My heart leap out for both hunter and narwhal." Use of metaphor to
explain her conflicted emotions.
- "To dive, to leave, to survive." Triplet to emphasise desperation.
- "Hunting is an absolute necessity in Thule." Blunt statement to conclude.
Use of "Absolute" to express the importance of hunting for survival.
- "My heart leap out for both hunter and narwhal." Use of metaphor to
explain her conflicted emotions.
- Fourth Paragraph
- Switches back to descriptive and emotional writing
- "The women clustered on the knoll of the lookout, binoculars pointing in every
direction." Use of clustered and pointing in every direction raises tension and
gives off a sense of disturbance and nervousnes
- Switches back to descriptive and emotional writing
- First Paragrapgh
- Theme
- Discusses and argues the ethics of Narwhal hunting.
- Purpose is to convey and opinion and discuss an issue
- Purpose is to convey and opinion and discuss an issue
- Discusses and argues the ethics of Narwhal hunting.
- Context
- Extract isn't about the story itself, but rather the though process and internal conflict with the writers
head.
- The Author, Kari Herbert, is the daughter of the famous explorer Sir Wally
Herbert. She lived amongst the Inuit and sympathises with their culture and
distinct identity while also living amongst modernised society.
- Her goal with this extract is to convey information towards readers
from modern society and to familiarise the Inuit culture.
- Written for modern society, for young adults and parents.
- Her goal with this extract is to convey information towards readers
from modern society and to familiarise the Inuit culture.
- Extract isn't about the story itself, but rather the though process and internal conflict with the writers
head.
- Structure
- Designed and told chronologically. Linear
- Storytelling fashion.
- Also puts emphasis on struggle between animal and man.
- Very autobiographical but entertains audience
- Informative both scientifically and ethically
- Informative both scientifically and ethically
- Storytelling fashion.
- Use of language raises suspense.
- Each paragraph switches between informative and descriptive
- Designed and told chronologically. Linear
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