Question

Extracting information from text.

1. Go through the extract you have been given and highlight/underline anything that relates to Bill Sikes’ appearance.
2. Create a drawing for Bill Sykes using the descriptive language you have highlighted to guide you.
3. Label your drawing with the quotations that helped you draw each feature.
...a stoutly-built fellow of about five-and-thirty, in a black velveteen coat, very soiled drab breeches, lace-up half-boots, and grey cotton stockings, which enclosed a bulky pair of legs, with large swelling calves; -- the kind of legs, which in such costume, always look in an unfinished and incomplete state without a set of fetters to garnish them. He had a brown hat on his head and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed ends of which he smeared the beer from his face as he spoke. He disclosed when he had done so, a broad heavy countenance with a beard of three days' growth, and two scowling eyes; one of which displayed various parti-coloured symptoms of having been recently damaged by a blow.

Answer 1

To create and label a drawing of Bill Sikes, highlight key descriptive elements in the given text, draw a representation based on these, and label each feature with the associated quotes from the text.

Step-by-step explanation:

The task involves extracting information about Bill Sikes' appearance from a given text and using it to guide the drawing and labeling process for a visual portrayal. The text provided describes Bill Sikes, a character from Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, in detail. The description includes his build, attire, and facial features. To effectively draw and label the character, you should:

1. Highlight descriptions of Bill Sikes' appearance such as 'stoutly-built fellow', 'black velveteen coat', and 'dirty belcher handkerchief'.
2. Create a drawing influenced by the highlighted descriptions.
3. Label each feature of your drawing with the corresponding descriptive phrases from the text, such as 'brown hat on his head' or 'beard of three days' growth'.

By following these instructions, the student will be able to create a labeled drawing that reflects the detailed depiction of Bill Sikes as described in the text.