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Remembered Places
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AqaA LevelEnglish Language And LiteraturePaper 1 Telling Stories
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Remembered Places requirements10 objectives
- Analyse generic conventions in travel place and people focused texts
- Analyse how writers and speakers present people and events
- Analyse how writers and speakers present places in the paris anthology
- Analyse how writers and speakers present societies in the paris anthology
- Evaluate the affordances and limitations of different media in representing place
- Explain how attitude shapes descriptions of travel people and places
- Explain how point of view shapes the representation of place
- Explain how race social class or gender can influence content and focus
- Explain how time period can influence representations in remembered places texts
- Explain the purposes used to communicate ideas and viewpoints about places
Key terms
Travel WritingCultural ContextNarrative structureToneImageryNostalgiaNarrative VoiceSymbolismAffordanceDescriptive LanguageNarrative PerspectiveEmotional Resonance
Exam tips
- Use Textual Evidence: Support your analysis with specific examples from the texts, including quotations and detailed descriptions.
- Use textual evidence: Always support your analysis with specific examples from the text.
Common mistakes
- Neglecting Contextual Analysis: Always consider how the context influences the narrative and the portrayal of the place.
- Confusing narrator with author: Always distinguish between the narrator (the voice in the text) and the author (the real person who wrote it).
Practice preview
- Which of the following is a common generic convention in travel writing?
- Identify one way in which the use of descriptive language enhances the portrayal of a remembered place in a travel narrative.
- Compare how two different travel writers use narrative voice to convey their experiences of a place. Use specific examples from the texts.
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