Why use a Story Organiser? Exploring the story of a text is not just about the plot or sequence of events. It is also about exploring the authors choice of narrative structure and narrative perspective and how these choices impact the story. There are texts on both the Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle courses thatContinue reading “Organising a story”
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Authors choices and the effect on the reader
The Problem A core concept underpinning the study of texts in the English classroom is the idea that writers make conscious choices in their crafting of a text, which in turn tend to have specific impacts on the reader of the text. One of the things English students struggle with is giving generic responses whenContinue reading “Authors choices and the effect on the reader”
Mapping a Text
What is a Text Map? A text map is a visual representation of the world of the text being studied. A text map organises, categorises, connects and creates a hierarchy of all of the main characters in the text. It also lays out the main settings of the text and the characters connections to theContinue reading “Mapping a Text”
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