IGCSE A
Revisio
Part 1: Paper 1 Section A
1. The Danger of a Single Stor
2. A Passage to Africa, George
3. The Explorer’s Daughter, Ka
4. Explorers or boys messing a
gets rescue bill, Steven Mo
5. Between a Rock and a Hard
6. Young and Dyslexic? You’ve
Zephaniah
, The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Context: Ch
whose novels
Genre: Speech Audience: Adults/young adults Purpose: To inform and educate people about the ‘Dangers of a Single story’ and to powerful spee
raise awareness about how easy it is to stereotype groups of people.
we risk seriou
only a “single
Short sentences/Repetition Anecdotes
“I’m a storyteller.”
that everyone
Linguistic “Stories matter.” overlapping s
Techniques “Many stories matter.”
warn, guide a
Adichie uses short sentences throughout the extract, repeatedly American Room-mate
using the word ‘story’ to emphasise the powerful impact stories “My American roommate was shocked by me.
can have on a reader and their understanding of a particular She asked me where I had learned to speak
Metaphors
“They stirred my
race or ethnic group. Englsih so well … she asked if she could listen to
what she called my “tribal music” and was
Themes: Th
imagination.” disappointed when I produced my tape of Mariah identity; narro
“They opened up Carey”
new worlds for Lists How does Adichie Adichie references her experiences of moving to power of stor
me.” “I wrote exactly the the USA and her first encounter with her American
Adichie uses share her roommate. The audience gets the impression that Language:
kinds of stories I was
metaphors to reading: all my experiences, and Adichie was surprised by her roommates initial
highlight the characters were white present her ideas perception of her as an African and that it
straightforwa
influence that
American and
and blue-eyed, they
about ‘The Danger enlightened her understanding of how African’s listing, repetit
played in the snow, were perceived and understood by those on other
English literature they ate apples, and of a Single Story’? pronouns.
continents.
had on her. The they talked about the
metaphors suggest weather…”
that the literature
Short Adichie uses lists to
opened her eyes to
otherParagraphs
cultures and
demonstrate the Visit to Mexico Structure: T
stereotyping of western “I remember first feeling slight surprise. And then, I was overwhelmed with guilt. I
“She assumed
allowed her tothat I culture she experienced realised that I had been so immersed in the media coverage of Mexicans that they had
times in the w
did notwhat
imagine knowliving
how to through her
use acultures
in these stove.” become one thing in my mind, the abject immigrant” of her early re
engagement with Adichie reflects on a visit to Mexico to highlight that we are all guilty of judging/labelling
Thismight
one line paragraph
be like. English and American people or cultures. Adichie is intentionally encouraging the audience to make a conscious
influenced he
has been used to shock literature.
the audeince and to effort not to stereotype people based on what they have read/seen/heard. introduction t
highlight how powerful was no “singl
stories can be
influencing peoples Collective Pronoun Juxtaposition and reflective
understanding. It also “His mother showed us a beautifully patterned basket … that
“We didn’t have snow, we ate mangoes, and experiences i
Revisio
Part 1: Paper 1 Section A
1. The Danger of a Single Stor
2. A Passage to Africa, George
3. The Explorer’s Daughter, Ka
4. Explorers or boys messing a
gets rescue bill, Steven Mo
5. Between a Rock and a Hard
6. Young and Dyslexic? You’ve
Zephaniah
, The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Context: Ch
whose novels
Genre: Speech Audience: Adults/young adults Purpose: To inform and educate people about the ‘Dangers of a Single story’ and to powerful spee
raise awareness about how easy it is to stereotype groups of people.
we risk seriou
only a “single
Short sentences/Repetition Anecdotes
“I’m a storyteller.”
that everyone
Linguistic “Stories matter.” overlapping s
Techniques “Many stories matter.”
warn, guide a
Adichie uses short sentences throughout the extract, repeatedly American Room-mate
using the word ‘story’ to emphasise the powerful impact stories “My American roommate was shocked by me.
can have on a reader and their understanding of a particular She asked me where I had learned to speak
Metaphors
“They stirred my
race or ethnic group. Englsih so well … she asked if she could listen to
what she called my “tribal music” and was
Themes: Th
imagination.” disappointed when I produced my tape of Mariah identity; narro
“They opened up Carey”
new worlds for Lists How does Adichie Adichie references her experiences of moving to power of stor
me.” “I wrote exactly the the USA and her first encounter with her American
Adichie uses share her roommate. The audience gets the impression that Language:
kinds of stories I was
metaphors to reading: all my experiences, and Adichie was surprised by her roommates initial
highlight the characters were white present her ideas perception of her as an African and that it
straightforwa
influence that
American and
and blue-eyed, they
about ‘The Danger enlightened her understanding of how African’s listing, repetit
played in the snow, were perceived and understood by those on other
English literature they ate apples, and of a Single Story’? pronouns.
continents.
had on her. The they talked about the
metaphors suggest weather…”
that the literature
Short Adichie uses lists to
opened her eyes to
otherParagraphs
cultures and
demonstrate the Visit to Mexico Structure: T
stereotyping of western “I remember first feeling slight surprise. And then, I was overwhelmed with guilt. I
“She assumed
allowed her tothat I culture she experienced realised that I had been so immersed in the media coverage of Mexicans that they had
times in the w
did notwhat
imagine knowliving
how to through her
use acultures
in these stove.” become one thing in my mind, the abject immigrant” of her early re
engagement with Adichie reflects on a visit to Mexico to highlight that we are all guilty of judging/labelling
Thismight
one line paragraph
be like. English and American people or cultures. Adichie is intentionally encouraging the audience to make a conscious
influenced he
has been used to shock literature.
the audeince and to effort not to stereotype people based on what they have read/seen/heard. introduction t
highlight how powerful was no “singl
stories can be
influencing peoples Collective Pronoun Juxtaposition and reflective
understanding. It also “His mother showed us a beautifully patterned basket … that
“We didn’t have snow, we ate mangoes, and experiences i
