Exploring autobiographical texts
Lesson 13 / 25
Lesson video
The video is not available yet.
Lesson slides
not available yet
Lesson details
Lesson outcome
I can identify and explain how personal texts use language features to create effects.
Show transcript
Forms of personal texts include: letters, diaries, autobiographies, memoirs and travelogues.
Writers of autobiographies will use literary devices to convey emotions and document events in detail.
Features of autobiographical writing include: first person, past tense, use of descriptive and emotive language.
Mary Seacole effectively conveys the horror of war through her use of vivid imagery.
Seacole's use of first person and emotive language create an intimate and authentic account of war.
Worksheet
not available yet
Quizzes
This quiz is not available yet.
What pupils see
The same lesson as a pupil sees it. You can set any section as work on its own.
- IntroductionPrepare · Not available
- Starter quizActivate · Not available
- Lesson videoLearn · Not available
- Exit quizCheck · Not available
This content is by Cashar and published under an open licence.