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11th Grade
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Gearoid Coleman
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GCSE Article Writing
Open Gravity Review in this week's Cloud folder.

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Open 'Gravity Review' in this week's Cloud folder. By the end of the lesson you will be able to:
Identify the key features an article and review.
Analyse use of structure in non-fiction writing.
Improve non-fiction writing by considering techniques used by other writers.
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Open Ended
Highlight your text for facts and opinions. Write one fact and one opinion that is given by Robbie Collin below (for example: F - the earth is roughly a sphere shape. O- I really like the earth.)
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Poll
Is the extended metaphor to:
Show off that he knows what metaphor are.
To emphasise the lack of control astronauts have when they're in space.
Because the target audience is mothers who might be interested in these metaphors.
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Multiple Choice
‘They tumble head-over-heels like tripping toddlers’ (Line 5)
Simile
Metaphor
Simile and Metaphor
Neither
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Multiple Choice
‘Gravity, the new Alonso Cuaron picture, is a heart-achingly tender film’ (Line 7)
Simile
Metaphor
Simile and Metaphor
Neither
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Multiple Choice
‘Silence enfolds her like a comfort blanket’ (Line 20)
Simile
Metaphor
Simile and Metaphor
Neither
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Multiple Choice
‘On the other side of the planet, Russia has detonated an old spy satellite’ (Line 27)
Simile
Metaphor
Simile and Metaphor
Neither
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Open Ended
An embedded clause is a clause used in the middle of another clause to add extra information. Such as:
‘The coat, which was old, had a hole in the pocket’.
Find embedded clauses in the text and enter them here:
Spicy task - once you've found the embedded clauses, write why you think they are used so frequently in this article.
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Write your own review writing task
Try to include the features you have seen in the Gravity review: a mix of facts and opinions and embedded clauses, for example.
Write a review of the last film or series you watched, or the last thing you bought.
-Information about the film or product.
-Information about the target audience.
- A summary of what happens in the film or a summary of the product.
-Your opinion – try to mix these in with facts like Robbie Collin did. Did you like or dislike it?
- Information about other films or products that are similar.
GCSE Article Writing
Open Gravity Review in this week's Cloud folder.

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