What is meant by comparing texts by their purpose?
Comparing how the texts are laid out
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 are newspaper articles about the same topic often different?
They write about the same topic or event but from differing viewpoints
They are published on different dates
One might use more pictures than the other
What does it mean to compare texts by their context?
Comparing the information in the article
Comparing the main aim of the text
Comparing the time or situation that the texts were written in
How can a modern day audience differ from a Victorian audience when comparing texts?
A Victorian audience were well educated and wealthy as being able to attend school or purchase reading books was not as common
A modern day audience go to the theatre less
A modern day audience watch television so have a limited vocabulary
How do fiction and non-fiction texts compare?
They both tell stories or have a plot
They often use the same techniques and write about the same topics
Both could be written by the same authors
How do you structure a comparison response?
Several different ideas about both texts
An introduction, four or five points about both texts and a conclusion that refers to both texts
Ideas about both texts backed up with evidence and a conclusion to say which is best
What is meant when referring to how effective an article is?
How well it meets its purpose
How good it is
How successful the writer is at their career
What could you include about how effective an article is?
Whether you would publish the article if you were an editor
Plenty of quotations
Your personal opinion and reaction to the text
How might you plan a comparison response?
Think about the question
Use a spider diagram or a table to order your ideas
Make sure that you have included an introduction and a conclusion
When zooming in to compare two texts in more detail, what could you focus on?
The font that the writers have used and why this might be
The different writers' ideas
The language and structure of both texts