This term, Shirley was asked to analyse the novella, ‘Of Mice and Men.’ From her responses in quizzes, homework assignment and writing activities based on the book; it is evident that her ability to tackle unknown words and phrases are developing well.
Shirley has learnt some metalanguage/ techniques to examine literary devices used in poetry and narratives. This has helped her successfully identify such things as the character’s role and the setting when asked. In addition, she was able to distinguish