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Explorer’s daughter

Explorer’s daughter. Tuesday, 13 March 2012. Another autobiography. Part MEMOIRE Part travel literature Which other passage you have read could you say this about? SO what do you expect to find?.

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Explorer’s daughter

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  1. Explorer’s daughter Tuesday, 13 March 2012

  2. Another autobiography • Part MEMOIRE • Part travel literature • Which other passage you have read could you say this about? • SO what do you expect to find?

  3. Content: Kari Herbert sympathises with both hunter and hunted, and this tension is shown in this passage. • This is similar to the work you did on FUR in the winter… • Check whether you understand the passage: • Why do the Inughuit hunt the narwhal? Find as many reasons as you can. • What details show the difficulties and dangers faced by the Inughuit in the hunt? • What details show the writer’s respect and sympathy for the narwhal? • Annotate accordingly.

  4. LANGUAGE USE • This passage has many purposes. The writer uses language in differing ways to fulfil these. She uses description to convey the beauty of the setting, gives us information about the Inughuit and the narwhal, dramatises the hunt, and gives us an insight into her own thoughts and feelings.

  5. What are the following examples of? • glittering kingdom • – [Its] mattak or blubber… is rich in • necessary minerals and vitamins • Spinning round at a small gasp • The dilemma stayed with me the whole time that I was in Greenland • Go through the text and highlight suitable passages to act as examples of the various writing types – don’t forget to label them!

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