Section A text response (WHALITC) Flashcards
(49 cards)
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What goes in the introduction?
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author, book name in “, date, gothic novella, contention to prompt, outline arguments, views and values/author intent
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author
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Shirley Jackson
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book
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“we have always lived in the castle”
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date
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1962
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body paragraphs
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TEEAL
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topic sentence
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- main argument responding to prompt
- avoid quotes and character names
- broad
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example
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- can be events, characters, structure
- include a quote
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explain
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- how does the example support the argument (and in turn the contention)
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analyse
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- what does jackson mean by this
- context
- symbols
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linking sentence
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- link paragraph to contention
- jacksons views/values/messages
- what does jackson say about the idea
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conclusion
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- summary of arguments
- jacksons overall message
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themes
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- gender roles
- isolation
- female power
- gothic
- witchcraft
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gender roles
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- men usually work and are the provider of the family (charles attempts to take this role) and women clean and cook (sisters do not conform to this)
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isolation
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- sisters remain isolated
- jackson portrays how isolation has dangerous consequences psychologically
- merricat wants to be isolated on the moon
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female power
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- merricat emasuclates uncle julian
- jackson shows the successes of living in a matriarchy
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gothic
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- fences around blackwood house
- keep out sign
- merricats thoughts of killing people
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witchcraft
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- salem witch trials
- safeguards such as silverdollars
- magic words such as pegasus and melody
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symbols
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- moon
- food
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moon
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- merricats ideal life as she is isolated
- they are on the moon at last at the end of the book
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food
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- relates to gender roles (women doing the cooking)
- using to poison family (arsenic in sugar)
- helen clarke reluctance to eat food from sisters
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patriarchy
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a tradtional system in 1950s america where the male holds wealth, control and power
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matriarchy
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where women are in control and power
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salem witch trials
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prosectuon of people accused of witchctaft in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693
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quotes
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"you have a right to be happy" - helen clarke
assumes constance isnt happy already as she is isolated and not married (not conforming to tradtional patriarchy standards)
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"come back into the world" - helen clarke
attempts to reincoporate constance into society (linked to desire to conform to patriarchal standards)
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"he was the first who had ever gotten inside" - merricat
merricat sees charles as an enemy and is upset Constance let someone in defying their rules of isolation
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"we are on the moon at last" - merricat
takes place in merricats shelter by the creek
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"connie, this things made of gold" - charles
outlines charles intentions when merricat nails their dads gold watch chain to the tree as a safeguard
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"we should have faced the world and tried to live normal lives" - constance
constances mindset begins to change as charles settles in
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"on sunday morning i examined my safeguards" - merricat
linked to her delusion and witchcraft
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"on thursday which was my most powerful day" - merricat
linked to her delusion (has powerful days) and happens when she goes into the attic to dress in her parents clothes to feel the power and authority her parents used to posses from wealth and status
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"i could wish him dead until he died" - merricat
linked to gothic theme and shows merricats hatred of charles
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"the blackwoods have always lived in this house" - merricat
.
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"the people of the village have always hated us" - merricat
due to their fear of differences as merricat and constance live in isolation and defy gender roles
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"a change was coming" - merricat
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"we are so happy" - merricat
at the end of the book when they envision themselves living on the moon
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"wives always did as they were told" - uncle julian
linked to patriarchy and gender roles
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"women alone like you are" - charles
linked to patriarchy and gender roles
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"look how far i came today" - constance
constance attempting to slowly leave the house which is linked to their isolation and fear of the villagers
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"its not her money" - charles
shows charles obession with gaining the blackwoods wealth
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"your sister works like a slave" - charles
to merricat which shows him assuming the male role within their home
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"she was the most precious person in my world" - merricat
shows merricats care for constance
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"all the omens spoke of change" - merricat
linked to witchcraft
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"on sunday morning i examined my safe guards" - merricat
linked to witchcraft and safeguards which merricat believes protect her
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"this is a crazy house" - charles
.
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"your sister and i" - charles
charles acting as if he is the male figure in a patriarchy household where he has control
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"nothing was orderly, nothing was planned, it was not like any other day" - merricat
merricats reaction to their changed life
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"safeguards" - silver dollars
can be used as a quote
