What is meant by comparing texts by their purpose?
Comparing the order of ideas
Comparing how the two texts have been written with a particular aim in mind - in similar or different ways
Comparing how the texts have been written in different times
How many purposes is a text likely to have?
Only one purpose
More than one purpose
Five or six purposes
What three main areas should you remember when comparing a writer’s methods?
Audience, form and purpose
Layout, use of images and style of font
Tone, language and structure
When comparing text, what should you focus on?
Their similarities and differences
Their similarities
Their differences
How do literary non-fiction and non-fiction texts compare?
They both tell stories or have a plot
They often use the same methods and write about the same subjects
Both could be written by the same authors
How do you structure a comparison response?
A brief introduction, write about one text and then about the other and a brief conclusion that refers to both texts
A brief introduction, points comparing/contrasting both texts and a brief conclusion that refers to both texts
Ideas about both texts backed up with evidence and a conclusion to say which is best
What is the form of a text?
The type of text, eg a letter, blog or news article
The structure of a text, eg the order of ideas or sentence structure
The tone of a text, eg humorous, serious or dramatic
What is literary non-fiction?
A text that is factual and uses true life stories
A text that entertains the reader by using literary techniques
A text that uses literary techniques to create a factual based narrative
How might you plan a comparison response?
Think about the question
Use a quick spider diagram
Make sure you have included an introduction and conclusion
When thinking about a writer’s approach to a subject, what should you focus on?
The social, cultural and historical context of the writer
Their life, background and experiences as a writer
How their ideas, attitude and perspective are presented in the text