Hi folks,
As promised, here is some advice about the completion of your second essay.
I forgot to give you your purple books today, so either write it on paper or word process it and we'll stick it in later.
First of all, here's the title and plan:
I forgot to give you your purple books today, so either write it on paper or word process it and we'll stick it in later.
First of all, here's the title and plan:
Remember, I've asked you to write a developed paragraph for each of the three 'steps'.
In each paragraph/step, you should:
- start with a clear topic sentence to signpost your argument (eg. for 'step 1: In the early stages of the play, Miller juxtaposes scenes from the past and present to give us an insight into Willy's values and his parenting skills, while also clearly showing us the outcome of those values and lessons on the next generation.)
- explore a few examples, making links and drawing conclusions based on textual evidence.
- end paragraphs by making links (to themes, to contexts etc), commenting on dramatic effect (on the audience) and re-focusing on the question.
Don't write endless examples. One developed, exploratory paragraph on each step.
For the rest of this post, I'm going to add some of the details from my notebook file which I used in the last two lessons. Here goes:
What is montage?
"Death of a Salesman explodes the watch and the calendar." (Miller)
Arthur Miller used 'flashbacks' (or are they simply 'imaginings?) to create a montage of events.
“Montage is the business of juxtaposing two images which would not normally be found side by side in real life to create a third meaning.”
Remember, if you feel stuck or have any questions, please feel free to email me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.
Have a good half-term!
Mr M
PS. Here are two examples of montage from film to keep you entertained:
