Knowledge Organisers for English How do you use
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Description: Knowledge Organisers for English How do you use them Self quiz read and write down what you remember Look cover write check Create flashcards that you test yourself on to learn the knowledge Create mini quizzes and swap and check your
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Knowledge Organisers for English How do you use them? Self quiz – read and write down what you remember Look, cover, write, check Create flashcards that you test yourself on to learn the knowledge Create mini quizzes and swap and check your knowledge Dual code – create a series of pictures or symbols that link to the information on the KO Apply the information in context – use them to help you write an essay or plan an essay How NOT to use them: Copy out the information with the KO directly in front of you Ignore them You will study: Macbeth Animal Farm The Sign of Four The Poetry Anthology Context for the Anthology Unseen Poetry YOU ALL NEED TO LEARN THIS INFORMATION MACBETH CORE KNOWLEDGE – Y11 AQA Context Patriarchy - Women not as important as men Jacobean men held women responsible for the original sin (Adam & Eve) Divine Rights of Kings: God like status of Kings meaning that they should not be killed Monarchy: King James 1st was hugely interested in Witchcraft & wrote Daemonologie Treason – Gunpowder Plot Religion – The catholic/ protestant divide and suspicion this caused The Great Chain of Being – a hierarchy in Christianity that starts with God The Code of Chivalry – a moral conduct that included behaviour towards women and went beyond the battlefield THE SIGN OF FOUR KO ANIMAL FARM KO - Y11 AQA Context Orwell was a Socialist. He despised the cruelties in the Soviet Union model of socialism. The novel is an anti-totalitarian novel. Each character represents different historical figures. Pig represent educated Russians who took power. Moses exploitation of religion in communism. The Sheep – Russian Masses. Mr Frederick – Hitler Mr Pilkington – Capitalist govt of Britain & The USA. The Hens – collective farmers ordered by Stalin to surrender their livelihoods. Mr Jones the Tzar Russian history And Stalin’s rise to power AQA POWER & CONFLICT KO CONTEXT: for each of the poems think about; how different audiences would have perceived the poems; think about the obvious clues in the poem to suggest something about the political, historical or social context; think about what you know about the poet. The Charge of the Light Brigade The narrative poem is a reflection of what happened in the Crimean War when soldiers and horses were ordered to go into the valley and were surprised by