1. Half-Caste
Roots and Water

2. To explode the poem and plan your essay.
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To explode the poem and plan your essay.

3. Refer to your explosion diagram

4. Essay Write about the poem and its effect on you.
You may wish to include some or all of these points:
the poem's content - what it is about
the ideas the poet may have wanted us to think about
the mood or atmosphere of the poem
how it is written - words or phrases you find interesting, the way the poem is structured or organized, and so on
your response to the poem

5. Essay Plan Essay title: Essay topic:
Introduction: Who is the poet? What is the poem about?
Section: (use the bullet points which accompany your essay title as a guide)
Paragraph 1 – What are some ideas conveyed in the poem? P: E:
Paragraph 2 - What is the mood/atmosphere of the poem?
Etc...
Section:
Paragraph 3- Discuss the language used by the poet. Aim to discuss the use of poetic devices such as metaphors and similes.
Conclusion: Did you like the poem? Why or why not? Summarise your 3 main points.

6. Introduction
‘Half-Caste’ was written by ________________. The poem is about ______________________________________________________________________________________________________. The poet’s mother was _______________ and his father was ____________, and the family moved to _____________ when John was a child. As a result, he grew up in a culture which referred to him as _________________.

7. Paragraphs Every paragraph you write must follow this structure:
P point – this is your topic sentence which tells the reader what your paragraph is about.
E evidence – this is a quotation or example which proves your point.
E explain – this is where you explain why you have made your point, and how your evidence shows that you are right.
L – Provide a link back to the essay question

8. Paragraphs Example paragraph 1:
P - ‘Charlotte O’Neil’s song’ encourages the reader to think about ideas such as the injustices of the class system.
E Charlotte O’Neil gets treated really badly as a result of being poor and having to work as a maid. This is evident when it says, “You lay on a silken pillow. I lay on a cot.” It is then stated that, “the poor deserve the gate.”
E This shows us that Charlotte O’Neil did not have as nice things as her master. Her master believes she deserves this just because she is poor.
L – The reader responds by feeling sympathy for Charlotte O’Neil at first and then very proud of her when she stands up to her boss.

9. Paragraphs Example paragraph 1:
P - ‘Charlotte O’Neil’s song’ encourages the reader to think about ideas such as….
E This is evident when…..
E This shows us that….(explain what the quote tells us about this idea)
L – The reader responds by feeling…..

10. Essay Criteria