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S2 Women in Literature: JK Rowling Close ReadingSuccess criteriaI am able to read and interpret unfamiliar texts with increasing fluency and understanding. I can understand texts and am able to answer a variety of different types of questions on themWhat will I Be Asked to do?Close Reading tests how well you can understand, analyse and evaluate a passage. It does this by asking you lots of different types of questions about the passage. You will be asked to read a passage and answer questions on it. Different Types of QuestionsYou will be asked lots of different types of questions. For example:To put something from the passage into your own words.To pick out an expression from the passage.To pick out one word from the passage..To identify different techniques or figures of speech the writer has used. Below is an article that focuses on the life of one of the most famous writers in children’s literature: JK Rowling. Joanne Rowling ]born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name?J.?K. Rowling, is a British author and screenwriter. She is best known for the?Harry Potter? series, written in the fantasy genre, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500?million copies world wide.?The books are the basis of a?popular film series, over which Rowling had overall approval on the script and was a producer on the final films.. Born in?Yate, Gloucestershire, Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for?Amnesty International?when she conceived the idea for the?Harry Potter?series while on a delayed train from Manchester?to?London?in 1990.[7]?The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband, and relative poverty until the first novel in the series,?Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in 1997. There were six sequels, of which the last,?Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released in 2007.?(2018).Rowling has lived a "rags to riches" life in which she progressed from living on?benefits?to being named the world's first billionaire author by?Forbes.?However, Rowling disputed the assertion, saying she was not a billionaire.?Forbes reported that she lost her billionaire status after giving away much of her earnings to charity but remains one of the wealthiest people in the world. She is the UK's best-selling living author, with sales in excess of ?238 million. The?2019 Sunday Times Rich List?estimated Rowling's fortune at ?750?million, ranking her as the joint 191st richest person in the UK.Time?named her a runner-up for its 2007?Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and?political?inspiration she has given?her fans. In October 2010, Rowling was named the "Most Influential Woman in Britain" by leading magazine editors. She has supported multiple charities, including?Comic Relief,?One Parent Families, and?Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain, as well as launching her own charity,?Lumos.-457200-8255Name: JK RowlingYear of Birth (1): _____________________________Place of Birth (1): ____________________________Type of writer (1): ___________________________Best known for: (1): _____________________Job before becoming a writer: (2):_______________Amount of books sold(1):________________________________Notable works(2):______________________________________ Name of her own charity(1): ____________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________00Name: JK RowlingYear of Birth (1): _____________________________Place of Birth (1): ____________________________Type of writer (1): ___________________________Best known for: (1): _____________________Job before becoming a writer: (2):_______________Amount of books sold(1):________________________________Notable works(2):______________________________________ Name of her own charity(1): ____________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Starter. Task 1: ProfileQuickly read through the article and complete the profile with facts about the author. Pay attention to the marks available in brackets.Task2: Now carefully read the article again and answer the following questions:In your own words explain the type of genre JK Rowling writes in. (2 U)Pick out an expression that tells you JK Rowling won many prizes for her Harry Potter series. (1A) Pick out a word that tells you JK Rowling had very little money before she became successful. (1A)Pick out an example of a metaphor from the passage. (1A)Explain why you think it is effective. (2A) Pick out a word from the passage that means the same as ‘disagreed with’. (1A)In your own words explain what JK Rowling was named as by magazine editors in 2019. (2 U)Who do you think this passage is aimed at? Explain your choice.(2)What do you think the purpose of this passage is? To entertain? To Inform? Or to persuade? Explain your choice. (2)Summarise the passage using as close to forty words as possible. (1)VocabularyDefinitionBasisSequelBilingualDisputedEstimatedInspirationMultipleLaunchingTotal: 15 Task 3: Vocabulary. Find the definitions to the words from the passage . Make sure they make sense in the context of the passage.Extension Tasks: these activities will further help your close reading skills.Go to the BBC Bitesize site: Here, you will find information on the writers’ techniques that are important to know when we do close reading. You should read the information, watch the videos and make notes on the following:Word choiceToneMetaphorSimileAlliterationOnomatopoeiaPersonificationPathetic fallacyHyperboleIf you are already confident with some of these terms then you can just focus on the ones you still need to learn. For your notes, you could use bullet points or mind maps. Once you have completed your notes, and have had time to study them, ask a parent or guardian to ask you questions, and test you on how well you have learnt them. ................
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