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Analytical Response Worksheet

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Analytical Response Worksheet

Jane Harper's The Dry analytical response

📚 Part 1: Evidence and Theme Analysis Grid

WALT: Analyse how The Dry represents concepts, identities, times and places through aesthetic features and cultural values.

1. Complete the evidence grid below for your assigned theme. Choose 2-3 key scenes or quotations from the novel.

Theme/Concept: ________________________________

Scene/Quotation Perspective & Representation Cultural Assumption/Value/Belief
Aesthetic Feature/Stylistic Device Effect on Reader Audience Positioning

🔍 Part 2: Unseen Question Deconstruction

2. Deconstruct this unseen question: "How does Harper invite readers to question the values of a close-knit community?"

Command word: _________________________________

Key concept: _________________________________

Scope of question: _________________________________

What the question is really asking:

3. Write a contestable thesis statement that directly responds to the question above.

Sentence starter for EAL learners: "In The Dry, Harper invites readers to question..."

📝 Part 3: Three-Paragraph Analytical Plan

4. Plan your analytical response using the structure below. Each paragraph must include: claim, evidence, technique analysis, effect, cultural value, and audience connection.

Paragraph 1 - Topic Sentence/Claim:

Starter: "Harper represents..."

Evidence (scene/quotation):

Technique + Effect:

Starter: "The use of _______ positions readers to..."

Cultural Value/Assumption + Audience Connection:

Starter: "This suggests that..."

Paragraph 2 - Topic Sentence/Claim:

Evidence (scene/quotation):

Technique + Effect:

Cultural Value/Assumption + Audience Connection:

Paragraph 3 - Topic Sentence/Claim:

Evidence (scene/quotation):

Technique + Effect:

Cultural Value/Assumption + Audience Connection:

5. Extension Task: Write a more nuanced thesis that acknowledges tension or contradiction in how Harper represents community values.

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