
Jasper Jones - Racism in dialogue
Authored by Julie Roberts
English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which language techniques have been used in this quote: ‘This town thinks I’m an animal, Charlie. They think I belong in a cage’?
Simile and imagery
Personification and onomatopoeia
Metaphor and dialect with racial implications
Imagery and dialogue
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Check any of the racist terms used in the play:
'Cong
Half-caste
Red Rat
Slapface
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Charlie says Jasper is labelled by the town as ‘a thief, a liar, a thug, a truant... a feral and an orphan... an example of poor aptitude’. Which 2 language techniques convey their racism?
Colloquial language and simile
Cumulative listing and metaphor
personification and alliteration
Assonance and jargon
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does the writer of the play want us to feel about the racist treatment of Jasper and Jeffrey's family?
Angry
Agree with the towns' attitude
it is unfair
laugh it it
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
Do you think the play is successful in getting audiences to question the racist attitudes depicted?
Yes - it makes you more aware of how wrong such language and behaviour is
Yes - it makes you want to support Jasper and Jeffrey
No - it shows what life was really like in the 1960's
No - it just shows racism is still a problem
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