Evaluate Key Quotes and Their Impact in 'Journey's End'

In this worksheet, students will look more closely at key quotations in the text, analysing their impact on the play 'Journey's End' as a whole.

Key stage: KS 4

Year: GCSE

GCSE Subjects: English Literature

GCSE Boards: Pearson Edexcel

Curriculum topic: Post-1914 Play or Novel

Curriculum subtopic: Journey's End

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Worksheet Overview

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To achieve the highest marks in the exam, you need to analyse quotations closely.

Try to zoom in on different parts of a quotation to explore the connotations of words.

For example, in the quotation:

"Gloomy tunnels lead out of the dugout to left and right"

magnifying glass ...you might zoom in on the word "Gloomy" - the connotations might be dark/depressing/miserable

magnifying glass ....and zoom in on the word "Tunnels" - the connotations might be small/cramped/claustrophobic

You should also ensure that you choose quotations carefully - which quotation illustrates your point the best?

Now have a go at the following questions, which will help you to analyse quotations more closely and choose the best quotations to support a point.

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