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animation |
An animation is a moving picture.
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connotations |
Connotations are all the associations a word or an image give to the reader.
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connote |
Connote means to give connotations.
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dialogue |
There could be no agreement without further dialogue.
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frame |
Use tacks to fix the picture frame.
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genre |
Genre is the different kinds of writing for a particular purpose; for example, thriller, romance, novel, poetry.
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headline |
A headline is the biggest writing with the story of the day on a newspaper page.
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motif |
Work in groups to learn this dance motif.
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newspaper |
That newspaper article is libellous.
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screen |
I can't read my cell phone's screen since I cracked it.
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shot |
A warplane has been shot down.
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screenplay |
A screenplay is the script of a film including acting instructions and screen directions.
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sign |
The sign on the door said pull.
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symbol |
This symbol means 'add' : +.
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alliteration |
Alliteration involves words that begin with the same sound.
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hyperbole |
Hyperbole is an exaggeration used for effect.
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opinion |
To be objective is to give an opinion not based on personal feeling but on fact.
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fact |
It is a well known fact that a cube has six faces.
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bias |
Bias is a tendency to favour one side over another in an account of historical events.
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sibilance |
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media |
A comic is a form of media.
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emotive |
Emotive language provokes an emotional reaction from the audience.
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assonance |
Assonance involves words that have the same vowel sound.
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tone |
Tone is the feel of the text, indicated by choice of words, rhythm of sentence and such like.
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Spelling games using the word list: Year 9 English Summer Term
Springtime Spelling
Spring into spelling!
Egg Hunt
Crack the eggs!
Word Search, small
The classic English word game.
Against the Clock
Spelling 'against the clock'.
Mayan Temple
Try the temple spelling puzzle.
Monkey Business
It's bananas!
Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.
Print worksheets and activities: Year 9 English Summer Term
Handwriting worksheets: Year 9 English Summer Term
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