Active reading 1:NavigationUnderstandingthetext4. Why does the writer describe the weather bothat the beginning and the end?At the beginning of the story, “itsnowingwasheavily", implying that something unpleasant wouldhappen. But at the end of the story, “it hadstoppedsnowing", implying that the unpleasantthing had passed and the problem had beenresolved. The writer describes the snow both at thebeginning and the end so that the ending can becorrelatedwith the beginning
Understanding the text At the beginning of the story, “it was snowing heavily”, implying that something unpleasant would happen. But at the end of the story, “it had stopped snowing”, implying that the unpleasant thing had passed and the problem had been resolved. The writer describes the snow both at the beginning and the end so that the ending can be correlated with the beginning. Active reading 1: Navigation 4. Why does the writer describe the weather both at the beginning and the end?
Activereading1:NavigationInterpretingDescribing charactersThere are different ways in which writers can presenta person's character.They can describe the character directly (for example,by using adjectives);g (forthey can tell us what the characters are thinkingexample, by reporting what they say, or, in the case offiction, revealing their thoughts to the reader);or they can give the reader insights into the characterby describing external appearances and actionsMore
Interpreting Describing characters There are different ways in which writers can present a person’s character. They can describe the character directly (for example, by using adjectives); they can tell us what the characters are thinking (for example, by reporting what they say, or, in the case of fiction, revealing their thoughts to the reader); or they can give the reader insights into the character by describing external appearances and actions. More Active reading 1: Navigation
Activereading 1:NavigationInterpretingForexample:Joshshiveredashecheckedtheaddresson the slip of the paper in his hand.We know that he might be shivering becauseit's bitterly cold in the snow,but it also suggeststhat he may be nervous about his meeting.The writer of the passage uses many concretedetails to describe the characters. The readergains access to the thoughts of the charactersthrough these details.More
Interpreting Josh shivered as he checked the address on the slip of the paper in his hand. The writer of the passage uses many concrete details to describe the characters. The reader gains access to the thoughts of the characters through these details. We know that he might be shivering because it’s bitterly cold in the snow, but it also suggests that he may be nervous about his meeting. For example: More Active reading 1: Navigation