What do we mean when we refer to the language within writing?
What the writer starts and ends with in each paragraph
Literary devices that the writer has used (similes, metaphors) or words that carry connotations for the reader
The connectives used to link the words of sentences together
Which of the following three quotations would be best to use for analysing a film review?
“There was only a small crowd at the film”
“The characters were uninteresting and the plot of the film was ludicrous”
“It was only fifteen minutes into the film when I realised how many times I had yawned”
What would you be most likely to annotate or highlight when looking for the structure within a text?
Subheadings, paragraphs that are much shorter because of their topic or any patterns like repetition
The amount of vocabulary used to create long, descriptive sentences
Whether the writer has decided to include a title or not to show the reader the subject of the text
What is a connotation?
An opposite idea to a viewpoint or opinion of the writer
Links or associations that the reader makes with a particular word
The descriptive words used to explain something in a piece of writing
Why are literary devices within a text usually important?
They create a picture in the reader's mind
They stand out on the page
They highlight or emphasise something to the reader
What would you be most likely to annotate or highlight when looking for the language choices within a text?
The different ways that the writer has started sentences
Interesting use of literary devices or words that have connotations
What the writer decided to write about first to show the topic of the article
How is structure defined?
The ordering of ideas, events and how this information is laid out in a text (bullet points or use of headings)
Long and short sentences in a piece of writing
How long an article is and how much detail the writer has included
How can you use structure within writing to evoke a reaction from your reader?
Writing in paragraphs so the reader can understand and read the information
Withholding information until a later point, or using a shortened paragraph to highlight a point of significance within a text
Putting the most important or interesting information in the first paragraph to draw the reader in
How does structure show direction within writing?
The paragraphs could be numbered by the reader when they annotate
The opening lines of paragraphs can indicate to the reader the topic of the paragraph
Each sentence is punctuated to show the beginning and end of sentences
What different ways are there to structure ideas or events in a non-fiction text?
Using paragraphs with sub headings but always in order of the time that they happened
Putting the most important information at the start and then reverse back in time to show what happened
Using chronological (in order of time), prioritised (most important first) or starting in the middle of an event and offering different viewpoints