Main Points of Chapters 4-6

·         Deacon Bogle led men from Stony Gut and Torrington to Morant Bay.

·         Deacon Bogle intervened in the court case of the Stony Gut man by appealing the verdict and putting up money for bail.

·         The Stony Gut man ran into the crowd of men in front of the court house to escape punishment.

·         Grandpa Joe was still resistant about Bogle’s method of confrontation.

·         Japheth admired Bogle’s poise as a leader

·         A lot of military language is used

·         Japheth gives a brief history of the warrior spirit  in the mountain men

·         The dynamics of Grandpa and Japheth’s relationship played out- caring, rough at points, close/intimate, friends, adventurous.

·         Grandpa confronts Paul Bogle at his chapel- warns him of the coming trouble with the Militia men

·         Grandpa learns Charlie Murray, his son is in Morant Bay.

Themes to be examined: Love and Family Relationship,  Rebellion

 Some Figurative Language

Ø  Onomatopoeia- “ boom boom boom of the drums”pg 17

Ø   Personification-“ I am a man of lightning” pg 18

Ø  Imagery-“ They sang the road hymn in a way that matched the fighting tune, and you marched with them with your chin up and trumpets sounding in your head.” Pg 18 (visual imagery)

Ø  Simile- “Their sticks went in and out like snakes’ tongues, beating back the constables” pg 20

Essay writing

Essay responses are required of students studying Literature. This means that the examiner expects a piece of writing that demonstrates a smooth flow and is written with an excellent level of grammar and well- developed paragraphs. The question on the exam paper may be broken up in sections labeled a),b),c) to help guide students, but these letters should not be written in the response.

An essay should have an introduction, body(usually 3 or more paragraphs) and a conclusion.

Tips for students:

·         Read essay questions carefully, making sure you understand what is required.

·         Check that you have answered each part of the question.

·         Be guided by the mark allocation when considering how much time you send on each section.

·         Read over your response to correct any obvious errors.

Essay introduction

This will give a general overview as to what your response will be, the title of the text and the author should be mentioned here. Your last sentence in this paragraph will be your thesis statement. The thesis statement will state your response or argument of two or three main points that will be answered in the other paragraphs.

The body

If the question is structured for you(a,b,c), you can use one paragraph for each section. If not, you will have to plan how your points will be explained in the body paragraphs.

Don’t retell the story, just select parts that are important to answering the question. Ensure your opinion/response is not just the evidence from the text, but your own voice discussing the issue. Transitional phrases should be included, especially when moving to another paragraph.

Conclusion

Restate your thesis statement in another. Support this by saying what you have discovered while writing about the question. This should be a complete paragraph(about  sentences).

Sample Literature Item

‘History can come alive through Literature.’ Support this statement with evidence from the text ‘Sixty- Five’ showing:

a)      The setting of the novella ( 5 marks)

b)      The main characters discussed in the novella (8 marks)

c)      The two causes and one effect of the conflict of rebellion that is supported in the novel.(12 marks) Total 25 marks

            Sample Response

1865 is an important year in Jamaica’s history. The then, freed slaves, were unhappy with the treatment they were receiving from the crown. The novel, ­Sixty- Five by V.S. Reid highlighted a rebellion that was caused by injustice in Jamaica. Paul Bogle is one of the main characters of the novel, that is known to many Jamaicans today as a national hero. Paul Bogle and George William Gordon led a rebellion Morant Bay, Jamaica. History comes alive in the novel through: setting, the development of the character Paul Bogle and the development of the causes and effects of the Morant Bay Rebellion.

Sixty –Five is set in the rural district of Stony Gut and the capital of St. Thomas, Morant Bay. At that time, Stony Gut was a dry place. A drought was on the land, and it cause the market to be bad. Also, during the summer of 1865, the people of Stony Gut were increasingly upset with the poor lands, taxes and the injustice of the laws, that  they sought conference with Governor Eyre.  However, Eyre refused to see them. This left them upset and tensions grew in Stony Gut as the drought lingered. After this disappointment, Paul Bogle become more steadfast in giving the poor people of Jamaica justice and equality.

 In chapter one of the novella, Japheth and Queenie are eager to hear Grandpa’s discussion on the latest plans of Paul Bogle. Grandpa Joe seemed to disagree with Bogle’s plan to march to Morant Bay.Paul Bogle was portrayed as a stubborn leader, as he did not listen to the advice given by Grandpa Joe and in the face of defeat still tried to match the Militia, who were more armed. He used his leadership position, as a deacon of the Baptist church, to influence the parishioners to join him in his march to the court house. He also led them, as they burnt and destroyed many places including the Morant Bay Court House. History records this as true, but seeing the destruction from Japheth’s point-of- view, made the scene frightening and real.

The causes of the rebellion made understandable because of how the events are portrayed. One cause of the rebellion was the long drought in the country. As a result, farmers were made making a living and the author showed how long their faces were on market day. The second cause of the rebellion is the injustices of the poor. The court case of the Stony Gut man in October 1865, is an example, as he was given a trial with a judge who usually sides with the planters and charged a fine that was too high for his deed. Consequently, when the rebellion broke out, Martial Law was placed on the area, so soldiers killed many civilians, who were not involved in the uprising.

History came alive because of the author’s clever way of characterization, setting and development of plot. The novella causes the reader to question, why Paul Bogle was named national hero, especially he seemed to have led foolishly. It causes the reader to wonder what would have been the outcome for Jamaicans, if Grandpa Joe’s advice was followed. The novella also showed that children were affected by the rebellion, like the characters Japheth and Queenie. In these ways, History came alive through Literature.

NEW POST FOR 2E

Check out the bogs from November 2009; the ones on characterisation and family. Thank you.

Sixty Five- essay writing

Essay responses are required of students studying Literature. This means that the examiner expects a piece of writing that demonstrates a smooth flow and is written with an excellent level of grammar and well- developed paragraphs. The question on the exam paper may be broken up in sections labeled a),b),c) to help guide students, but these letters should not be written in the response.

An essay should have an introduction, body(usually 3 or more paragraphs) and a conclusion.

Tips for students:

·         Read essay questions carefully, making sure you understand what is required.

·         Check that you have answered each part of the question.

·         Be guided by the mark allocation when considering how much time you send on each section.

·         Read over your response to correct any obvious errors.

Essay introduction

This will give a general overview as to what your response will be, the title of the text and the author should be mentioned here. Your last sentence in this paragraph will be your thesis statement. The thesis statement will state your response or argument of two or three main points that will be answered in the other paragraphs.

The body

If the question is structured for you(a,b,c), you can use one paragraph for each section. If not, you will have to plan how your points will be explained in the body paragraphs.

Don’t retell the story, just select parts that are important to answering the question. Ensure your opinion/response is not just the evidence from the text, but your own voice discussing the issue. Transitional phrases should be included, especially when moving to another paragraph.

Conclusion

Restate your thesis statement in another. Support this by saying what you have discovered while writing about the question. This should be a complete paragraph(about  sentences).

Sample Literature Item

‘History can come alive through Literature.’ Support this statement with evidence from the text ‘Sixty- Five’ showing:

a)      The setting of the novella ( 5 marks)

b)      The main characters discussed in the novella (8 marks)

c)      The two causes and one effect of the conflict of rebellion that is supported in the novel.(12 marks)

                                                                                                    Total 25 marks

           

Sample Response

1865 is an important year in Jamaica’s history. The then, freed slaves, were unhappy with the treatment they were receiving from the crown. The novel, ­Sixty- Five by V.S. Reid highlighted a rebellion that was caused by injustice in Jamaica. Paul Bogle is one of the main characters of the novel, that is known to many Jamaicans today as a national hero. Paul Bogle and George William Gordon led a rebellion Morant Bay, Jamaica. History comes alive in the novel through: setting, the development of the character Paul Bogle and the development of the causes and effects of the Morant Bay Rebellion.

Sixty –Five is set in the rural district of Stony Gut and the capital of St. Thomas, Morant Bay. At that time, Stony Gut was a dry place. A drought was on the land, and it cause the market to be bad. Also, during the summer of 1865, the people of Stony Gut were increasingly upset with the poor lands, taxes and the injustice of the laws, that  they sought conference with Governor Eyre.  However, Eyre refused to see them. This left them upset and tensions grew in Stony Gut as the drought lingered. After this disappointment, Paul Bogle become more steadfast in giving the poor people of Jamaica justice and equality.

 In chapter one of the novella, Japheth and Queenie are eager to hear Grandpa’s discussion on the latest plans of Paul Bogle. Grandpa Joe seemed to disagree with Bogle’s plan to march to Morant Bay.Paul Bogle was portrayed as a stubborn leader, as he did not listen to the advice given by Grandpa Joe and in the face of defeat still tried to match the Militia, who were more armed. He used his leadership position, as a deacon of the Baptist church, to influence the parishioners to join him in his march to the court house. He also led them, as they burnt and destroyed many places including the Morant Bay Court House. History records this as true, but seeing the destruction from Japheth’s point-of- view, made the scene frightening and real.

The causes of the rebellion made understandable because of how the events are portrayed. One cause of the rebellion was the long drought in the country. As a result, farmers were made making a living and the author showed how long their faces were on market day. The second cause of the rebellion is the injustices of the poor. The court case of the Stony Gut man in October 1865, is an example, as he was given a trial with a judge who usually sides with the planters and charged a fine that was too high for his deed. Consequently, when the rebellion broke out, Martial Law was placed on the area, so soldiers killed many civilians, who were not involved in the uprising.

History came alive because of the author’s clever way of characterization, setting and development of plot. The novella causes the reader to question, why Paul Bogle was named national hero, especially he seemed to have led foolishly. It causes the reader to wonder what would have been the outcome for Jamaicans, if Grandpa Joe’s advice was followed. The novella also showed that children were affected by the rebellion, like the characters Japheth and Queenie. In these ways, History came alive through Literature.

Main Points of Chapters 4-6

·         Deacon Bogle led men from Stony Gut and Torrington to Morant Bay.

·         Deacon Bogle intervened in the court case of the Stony Gut man by appealing the verdict and putting up money for bail.

·         The Stony Gut man ran into the crowd of men in front of the court house to escape punishment.

·         Grandpa Joe was still resistant about Bogle’s method of confrontation.

·         Japheth admired Bogle’s poise as a leader

·         A lot of military language is used

·         Japheth gives a brief history of the warrior spirit  in the mountain men

·         The dynamics of Grandpa and Japheth’s relationship played out- caring, rough at points, close/intimate, friends, adventurous.

·         Grandpa confronts Paul Bogle at his chapel- warns him of the coming trouble with the Militia men

·         Grandpa learns Charlie Murray, his son is in Morant Bay.

Themes to be examined: Love and Family Relationship,  Rebellion

 Some Figurative Language

Ø  Onomatopoeia- “ boom boom boom of the drums”pg 17

Ø   Personification-“ I am a man of lightning” pg 18

Ø  Imagery-“ They sang the road hymn in a way that matched the fighting tune, and you marched with them with your chin up and trumpets sounding in your head.” Pg 18 (visual imagery)

Ø  Simile- “Their sticks went in and out like snakes’ tongues, beating back the constables” pg 20

Just a reminder

Just to remind you guys about the format of the exam papers.

LITERATURE

The paper is divided into 4 sections.

• The first section is compulsory ( comprehension- unseen drama extract)
• From the remaining sections, choose 2 questions (from the six questions). No 2 questions should be done from one section. The questions in these 3 sections are all essay type questions. (prose- Sixty Five, poetry- World of Poetry, and Drama-Plays for Today)

LANGUAGE (2 papers)

Paper 1

• 60 multiple choice questions
• synonyms
• antonyms
• sentence completion
• spelling
• homonyms
• sentence structure
• comprehension (letter to the editor, narrative, poetry)

Paper 2

The paper is divided into 3 sections

• The first section is compulsory (comprehension- advertisement/ persuasion)
• Choose one question from the second section (2 stories, 1 descriptive piece)
• Choose one question from the third section (3 cause and effect questions)

ALL THE BEST !!!

FORGIVE MY GUILT

SUMMARY	METAPHOR
An adult is reminiscing about a traumatic childhood experience. The persona went hunting and shot two birds, plovers He suffers extreme guilt about this action in adulthood. The poem describes the event, the actions of the bird, how he reacts, and, by the last line, asks the birds to forgive his guilt.	Line 4: The nature of frost is that it covers everything in its path, therefore, when the flowers are compared to frost, it implies that there were a lot of flowers, enough to hide the boy from the birds.  Line 8: the sand is being compared to gold – colour. It is emphasizing how beautiful the setting was. Line 12: emphasizes the injuries that the birds sustained. The bones are compared to jagged ivory which are a direct    contrast to the smooth feathers that existed before the injury. Lines 20 – 21: the birds are compared to a flute, an instrument that plays beautiful music, emphasizing the sadness that is related to their death.
SIMILE	AIR/AIRY – THE IMPLICATION
Line 5: comparison of the air with flowers – both are blue and seem to cover the area Lines 6 – 7: emphasize the beauty and delicacy of the birds – beautiful dreams, beautiful birds. Line 7: highlights the speed of the birds, but maintains the beautiful visual imagery Line 12 – ‘cried like two sorrowful high flutes’ - expresses the extreme pain and agony the birds were in	These ‘airy’ – light and beautiful – birds can no longer fly and feel the pleasure of the ‘air’ – sky – rushing past them and through their feathers.
IMPORTANT WORDS/PHRASES	MOOD/ATMOSPHERE Nostalgia, sadness and guilt.
1.       ‘blue’ – the sky. Birds were crying out to other birds as they flew away. 2.       ‘in war or peace’ – the guilt the persona feels about killing the birds causes him to think about them all the time, even though their cries were heard for one day – literally- his guilt made it seem like ‘eternity’ -  ‘in war or peace’   3.       ‘drown’ – for the persona means death.  He continually hears the sorrowful sounds that the birds made as they were dying.
	TONE Sad, sorrowful.
	THEME Death, childhood experiences, nature, guilt, loss of innocence, desire/dreams

POEMS

SUMMARY
Forgive My Guilt ü  An adult is reminiscing about a traumatic childhood experience. ü  The persona went hunting and shot two birds, plovers. He suffers extreme guilt about this action in adulthood. ü  The poem describes the event, the actions of the bird, how he reacts ü  The poem ends with the persona asking the birds to forgive his guilt Mid Term Break ü  An adult is reminiscing about a traumatic childhood experience. ü  He remembers being a child in the college sick bay – he was not ill and had been taken there as something had happened. A neighbour then arrived and took the poet home, where it becomes clear that something terrible has happened.  ü  The poem describes, in detail, the reactions of all those around him, but only hints at his emotions: His father was crying and this was entirely out of character and the family friend Jim Evans was there.  Old men greet the child and shake his hand. ü  The poem ends with a change of scene and time, as the child enters the room of his dead brother the next morning and he attempts to make sense of what has happened.	Forgive My Guilt ü  Free verse – depicts the serious nature of the poem ü  Two long stanzas – one, the experience and two, the effect – emphasizing the extent of the guilt, the eternal pain of the persona that continue even to adulthood ü  The literary devices are vivid, clear and concise, leaving no doubt as to the shocking nature of the persona’s actions. ü  The contrast enhances the image of the birds’ suffering and the feeling of guilt experienced by the persona ü  Lineation speaks to the consistent mood, emotions of the persona Mid Term Break ü  Free verse – depicts the serious nature of the poem ü  Eight very short stanzas emphasize the suddenness of the child’s death, the shock of it, as well as the torturous  nature of not only the ‘wait’, but the time it took for the persona to accept his brother’s death ü  The literary devices stress the varying emotions at every stage of the experience – boredom, distress etc. ü  Contrast of the baby’s cooing emphasizes the reactions of everyone else. Also, there is a contrast between the eventful start – death, reactions, etc. – and the calm that leads into the end – the arrival of the corpse, the snowdrops soothing the bedside etc. ü  Assonance stresses the abruptness with which the boy’s life was taken ü  Lineation speaks to the varying emotions, and atmosphere etc. expressed in the persona’s description of his experience.