Normally: Question 1: retrieving information from a piece of text Question 2: analysing presentational features Question 3: analysing the feelings/meaning of a text Question 4: comparing/contrasting two texts Question 5: writing to inform/describe/explain (although the question could ask you to do both) Question 6: writing to persuade/argue Question 1: Inferences from the source The first type of question tests your understanding of a text. To answer this well you need to do two things:
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her ability to connect with her audience. In1588 England was caught under a major rivalry with Spain. Queen Elizabeth decided to present a very powerful speech to her troops on the battlefield, with the soul purpose to give them hope and to strengthen their British patriotism. The subject of her speech was to ensure her people that she would not give up on them and would, “…live or die amongst [them].” The powerful message was executed with an informal and motherly tone. Many techniques and certain
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play, The Importance of Being Earnest is a satirical look at a variety of social ills that Wilde would like to see changed. Saturday Night Live, a show on NBC dedicated entirely to skits mocking pop-culture, never shies away from provoking an audience. Nor does the show hide behind fears of flaunting an opinion. During the 2008 Presidential Election, one would have to be quite oblivious to not see the show’s blatant endorsement for Barack Obama. Each show begins with a political skit. But beyond
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doublespeak is used, it is almost always understood by the reader that they are using it. Therefore, those who use doublespeak are smart, witty, intelligent and sophisticated in the use of language enough to use words to manipulate the persecution of their audience. In Lutz’s example, he references Thucydides who, during his time, reflected the Peloponnesian war to significantly alter the perception of events. It was recognized that actions and their connotation
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play. It introduces the audience to the characters, and gives them the opportunity for formulate their own opinions. It has also been argued that the opening act creates tensions and a sense of foreboding, through the use of foreshadowing. The opening act gives the audience the opportunity to create their own opinions of the main characters, aided by Antonio who acts as a honest narrator to the audience. Webster uses Antonio as a device to deliver messages to the audience about his other characters
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From reading and watching Ross’s poem I would describe his ethos as a very passionate, expressive, and laidback person. He expresses appreciation for everything in life from the good to the bad. He has a new outlook of the sorrow and pain that we go through in life as he thinks we should be thankful for it and not perceive it as a negative thing. In Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude there is a recurring phrase throughout that is “thank you”. Ross expressed his thankfulness for everything from food
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determined from the article’s accompanying photograph that it will play towards social conventions and sets the tone of the content. The picture is one of many poorly dressed individuals who look like immigrants packed into a room, small in size, some with their arms raised high in the air in what encourages the reader to envision thoughts of defiance. This picture serves the purpose of “priming the mind” for what is to come. This is only the first example of sociocentric thinking which is evident
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illustrates a sense of urgency and accomplishment. Woolf’s exclamatory sentence allows for a shift in tone from her declarative sentences. Woolf chose to use an exclamatory sentence to reinforce her purpose of the poetry being able to directly impact the audience of the text. This exclamatory sentences creates a sense of excitement
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Assignment 1.1 Summary and Personal Response – Draft Version By: STUDENT NAME: Truong Quang Le TO: Professor: Atia Yasmeen COURSE NAME: ENG 115 – English Composition STRAYER UNIVERSITY ARLINGTON CAMPUS 2013 1. Identify the source (writer and title of essay) and state his or her most important point in your own words. Suki Kim is the author of the essay “Facing poverty with a rich girl’s habits” which is contained in her autobiography book, namely “Interpreter”
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readers? For what purpose? Repetition effect: leads readers to remember what is important Analysis: how did it emphasise the main points? What words were repetitive? How did the writer reinforce the writer’s idea? Statistics effect: encourages the readers to believe that research has proven a point Analysis: how is it effective in encouraging leaders and why did the writer use statistics? Tone effect: Encourages readers to feel the same Analysis: explain how the tone is produced. Why
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