THE WORLD OF THE TEXT

EXAMINING THE TEXT

⮚ Does this text take a particular point of view? (The text is based on a the story of Viking Olaff II)

⮚ Who speaks and who is silenced?

⮚ What was the religion was practiced by the Vikings at the time? What religion was practiced by
the Church of England? Who was leading the Church at the time?

INTERPRETING THE TEXT

⮚ How have the main characters in the text used the activities and interactions among people at
this time ( e.g. ways of talking, acting, gesture or responding to questions)

⮚ How does the author use key characters to challenge existing social codes, beliefs and practices
(e.g. working on the Sabbath) .
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Answer the following questions based on the

Nursery Rhyme ‘London Bridge is Falling Down”
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TEXT STRUCTURE AND FEATURES

⮚ How is the text organised?
⮚ What text features are in the text (imagery, simile, repetition or symbols)?
⮚ What key words or phrases, or interesting, new or difficulty ideas need further
exploration?
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CHARACTERS, SETTINGS AND EVENTS

⮚ CHARACTERS
⮚ Who are the characters in the text?
⮚ Which character and ideas are strong in the text?
⮚ How are the characters developed and represented?

⮚ SETTINGS AND EVENTS

⮚ Where does the story take place?
⮚ What happens in the text?
⮚ What is the most memorable or central scene in text and why is it central?
⮚ What evidence can we find in the text of the historical, social, cultural, political and
religious life at the time?
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