Episode 7: ‘I think there’s more to it than that’
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Danny &
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Roger:
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What do you notice about the story
Carl if you can put your pen down and jusWhatwhat do you notice about it
or what do you like (1)
(let’s have a little) chat about this.
Roger
Erm
I liked the vocabulary
When they said that boiling (hot lava xxx)
Right can you find the bit (and read it out please)
oi [that’s mine ((turns to address the teacher))
[e::r
(5) ((looks at text, Kiera, the pupil sitting next
to him, points at lines))
erm
it says
ti- (1)
I
((reading from text)) I held my sisters hand tightly
like she was falling into a volcano with boiboiling hot lava- lava
right and why do you like that bit
because he uses good vocabulary
(like boiling)
so we’ve got vocabulary
boiling
any other bits we like about that
passage
con(8) ((moves to pupil table and turns their sheet
around
to face him; reading from text:))
I held my sisters hand tightly
like she was falling into a volcano
of boiling hot lava
below her
so Roger said he likes it because of the vocabulary
the words like boiling (2)
I think there’s more to it than that
why else might we like that bit
Danny
is it a simile
is it ((questioning intonation))
yeah
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right ok
so what’s ita simile is where you compare something isn’t it
yeah
so wha- what’s being compared
erm the:
(3)
boiling hot lava
and what’s being compared to that
e::r
(16)
is i:t the::
(8)
now I’ve heardjust while Danny’s working this outI’ve heard a few people say that this is a simile (.)
Carl (.)
Carl you were one of the people who had been
shouting the word simile for ages (>back there<)
but what’s being compared
because she’s not describing
the floor that they’re walking along
they’re not de- saying that the floor
is as hot as a volcano (2)
she’s used that phrase to describe something else (2)
wha- what’s she (.) trying to describe (.)
yeah ((to Carl))
she’s trying to describe howerm
how she’s holding onto her sister’s hand
right what do you mean by that
so like
(3)
((childish voice)) I don’t know (2)
she’s holding her sisters hand so tight it’s like
if she wouldn’t let go
she would fall into the volcano
okay [right
[((smacks lips loudly))
anything else we could say about it
erm we thought it was a metaphor
right why did you think it was a metaphor
because erm
she said like
as if it was like
erm hot lava
below her
but it wasn’t actually there
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Okay
Asha
we liked it as well
But why
Because
how she described (.)
how she described how she was holding her sister’s
hand
Right now (.)
they’re walking along
and they’re holding hands ((acts out as he explains
it))
>and she’s< squeezing her sister’s hand so tightly
almost as if
there’s boiling hot lava below her
she’s clinging on like for dear life
why is she doing that do you think (1)
why is she clinging on (1)
it’s the end of the school day
and she’s walking (along)
clinging onto her sister’s hand like that
why
She’s got her- ((whispering, points to Justine’s
raised
hand))
(3)
Why do you think she’s doing that
Usman
is it because people are running and screaming
thro- through each other
and in case she falls
on the floor
and hurts herself
Okay
Megan
maybe because she doesn’t want
to: lose her sister
in the crowd
so it’swe’ve gotto do with the crowds is that
a bit like Usman
so she doesn’t want her to fall over
she doesn’t want her to get separated
right Kiera
maybe she’s like my sister and wanders off
Say that again
maybe she’s like my sister and wanders off
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Transcription
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sh-
and she- he doesn’t washe (or he-)
she doesn’t want her to wander off
okay yeah
could be
Roger
maybe because she’s
pushing through loads of people
and
she’s going
rushing through them
and she might like
she might let go
and she might fall over (or xxxxxx)
and she might be left behind if she’s not as fast
(alright)
er Bethan
maybe she was scared that her mum wasn’t there
so: she’s holding onto her sister’s hand
right er Justine
can youwhat do you think
seeing as it was you who came up with this
bit of description
it was because erm
she’s the little sister
and her bigger sister was holding onto her hand
so she wouldn’t like get lost in the crowd
So
similar to
what Usman and Megan were saying about
(getting separated)
excellent
I thought that was a fantastic bit of description
have we got any other bits about
this piece of writing
that we like
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