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Empathetic Questions

Empathetic Questions. Learning objectives. All must: Understand what an empathetic question is. Most should: Being able to complete task 1 Some could: Finish the overall empathetic question. Definition of empathy .

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Empathetic Questions

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  1. Empathetic Questions

  2. Learning objectives All must: Understand what an empathetic question is. Most should: Being able to complete task 1 Some could: Finish the overall empathetic question.

  3. Definition of empathy • The power of understanding and imaginatively entering into another person's feeling.

  4. So what is an empathetic question? • A question in which you have to put yourself in the mind of the character and write their thoughts and emotions at a certain point in a novel. • It’s fictional writing however you must follow the story line and refer to past events. • You can make subtle differences but do not change the events in the book.

  5. How to answer an Empathetic Question. Anticipate Characters’ Reactions • Take past events into consideration. • Setting and Weather linked to emotion. • Character’s personality – How would they respond? • Consider relationships with other characters. • Their current situation. • How they have reacted to past situations.

  6. Referencing past events of the novel • This is incorporating past events of the novel into your writing. This enhances character voice and shows your understanding of the novel. • “I feel scared. More scared than I was when I was being chased by the crow.” • Fear, comparison, understanding...

  7. Referencing past events of the novel • TASK: Write your own short example (a couple of sentences) for any character in the novel, where you reference a past event in the novel. You have 3 minutes to do this. Remember to ask if you are stuck.

  8. Character’s voice • Character’s voice is the characteristic speech and thought patterns of a first-person narrator; a persona. This is one of the most important elements of a piece of writing. Examples: • “Mummy is getting married to Mr Hooper today” • “You don’t have a Father. You are rubbish.” Hooper mocks. “Fathers are way better than Mothers! You don’t have anything.” • Childish language e.g. Mummy, rubbish. • Childlike reaction. • Petty anger. • Simple. • Short sentences. • Abrupt. • Changes thoughts easily. • Teasing remarks e.g. bringing up Kingshaw’s lack of a father figure.

  9. Strategies to create voice: (Pre exam planning) • Annotate a scene from the book to pick out language and structure the author uses to present the character then use it in your own work. • Establish what your character’s personality is. (In exam planning) • Quickly re-read scenes with your character speaking to other characters so you can remind yourself how they interact. • Write a mind map or list of words and phrases the character uses. • Try to write something that would not look out of place in the book.

  10. Now your turn! • You are Edmund Hooper. You are in the forest during the storm. Write your thoughts. You have 10 minutes then we will hear some examples .

  11. Summary • Remember; • Put yourself in the character’s shoes • Look through the characters eyes • Speak through the characters voice • Reference past experiences • Anticipate reaction

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