Analysing a literary extract
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l’extrait / le passage
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the extract / passage
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la lecture attentive / la lecture analytique
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close reading
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l’analyse / l’interprétation
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the analysis / interpretation
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le procédé (littéraire)
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the (literary) device
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le symbole
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the symbol
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la métaphore
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the metaphor
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le ton
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the tone
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la voix narrative / le narrateur
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the narrative voice / narrator
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l’effet
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the effect
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retenir son souffle
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to hold one’s breath
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Quelles sont les trois questions de la lecture attentive ?
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Que se passe-t-il ? (what happens) → Comment est-ce écrit ? (voice, tone, devices) → Qu’est-ce que cela signifie ? (theme, effect).
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What is the difference between retelling and close reading?
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Retelling says *what happens*; close reading notices *how it’s written and what it suggests* — and earns the marks.
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Give the close-reading rule for every comment, in three words.
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Procédé → citation → effet (device → quotation → effect): name the device, quote it, explain its effect.
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In « Que se passe-t-il ? / Comment ? / Qu’est-ce que cela signifie ? », which gets the most time in the oral?
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The last two — Comment est-ce écrit ? and Qu’est-ce que cela signifie ? « Que se passe-t-il ? » is just one sentence.
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The literary individual oral
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