Far from the Madding Crowd
Revision PowerPoint
By: Jack, Oliver, Sophie, Megan, Michael,
George, Nikhil, Charlie, Lauren, Kathryn,
Victoria, Ciara, Erin
What do you have to do in the
exam?
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Analyse an extract
45 Minutes
30 Marks
Literature
How will you be marked?
• Punctuation (six marks)
•Whole Text Knowledge
•Clarity—points and clear links to the
question
•Reference to techniques (structure and
language)
•Sustained analysis (PEAL)
•Quotes
How does context relate to the
text?
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Industrial evolution—impact
How it was published…natural cliff hangers
Nostalgia with Nature
Realism of Nature
Proto-feminism
Rural setting
Urban versus Nature
Male dominant society
Role reversal
What are some example
questions?
• How characters feel/thoughts and what
they reveal
• How a character is presented
• How nature is portrayed
• All questions relate to---drama,
suspense, tension, excitement
What techniques does he use?
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Pastoral Imagery
Pathetic Fallacy
Aural Imagery
Prolepsis (techniques that look into the future, like foreshadowing)
Embedded clauses—give more description
Personification
Adjectives
Adverbs
Implied Protagonist (Nature)
Biblical Imagery
Aristotle
PACE
Extended Metaphor
Sensual/sexual imagery—(Troy)
Omniscient Narrator
How should you revise?
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Read the text
Watch the movie
Past Papers
Look over Spark Notes
Revise Context Handouts
Learn Language and Structural Techniques
PEAL
Memorise pages for specific quotes
Practice Annotating a section of the text
Timed Writing Tasks
Look at Notes and Exam Essays