P.E.E.R: Kill A Man

Post your answer to the Assessment Practice Question as a comment to this post BELOW.

In case you missed it the Question states;

Simpler, direct, and much more neat
is to see that he is living somewhere in the middle
of the twentieth century, and leave him there.

What comment is Brock making about living in modern society?

Use the P.E.E.R acronym to structure your response.

FYI

English Elephant has gone GLOBAL!

In only our FIRST month of operation we've had visitors from the United States, Canada and even Israel!

I wonder what they think of the boys at LaSalle Bankstown and their English work!

P.E.E.R

P = POINT
Should be a topic sentence that leads into the paragraph.

E = EXAMPLE
The example comes from your text/s and should be relevant to your argument.
Gives substance to what you are trying to communicate.

E = EXPLANATION/EFFECT
Explain the quote/technique and provide CONTEXT.
How does it help shape meaning for the audience?

R = REVIEW
Re-state the question and directly answer it.
Show the marker that what you are discussing actually has some relevance to the question.

Free Rice: Activity Two

For a GREATER challenge. Try and create a HAIKU using your chosen word. Remember that a HAIKU is a Japanese form of poetry that is three lines long. The HAIKU has 17 syllables divided into lines of 5 / 7 / 5 syllables respectively.

GOOD LUCK!

EXAMPLE: ELEMENTARY

Elementary
It's Not Really That Easy
Try Your Luck Though Boys

FIVE WAYS TO KILL A MAN

After reading and annotating the poem FIVE WAYS TO KILL A MAN (P. 31) in your booklet you can then answer the following questions in FULL SENTENCES in the comments section below.

1) What are the five methods to kill a man as depicted by Brock?
2) What does the word CUMBERSOME mean? Why are the five methods considered to be as such by Brock?
3) Why is the final suggestion somewhat SIMPLER?

Go the the link here www.econnect.com.au/pdf/quicktips/writing_features.pdf and read the tips for writing a good FEATURE ARTICLE. Then write your own FEATURE ARTICLE as per the instructions (P. 32) in your booklet.