Glossary Words
Textual Analysis
Comprehending
Section 2 & 3
Genre & Conventions
100
What concept refers to texts mirroring the real world; reinforcing that they are constructions of ‘reality’
Representation
100
What does the command term “evaluate” require students to do?
Make a judgement about value, effectiveness, or impact.
100
What three steps should always begin your comprehending section?
1. Deconstruct Q
2. Annotate
3. Plan response
100
Should you start with Section 2?
Yes
100
What are the four narrative conventions?
Character, setting, plot & POV
200
Show your understanding of perspective by stating Mrs Beuke's perspective on an issue, phrased in a full sentence.
Who
What
Why
Eg. Mrs Beuke's passionate perspective that the issue of failing can be fixed by support and work ethic, based on her value of resilience and her experiences as a teacher.
200
This term refers to the deliberate choices made by authors to shape meaning
stylistic features
200
What is most important in a SAR?
Being specific yet succinct; precise yet concise; demonstrating your comprehension
200
How many questions should you deconstruct? And what are you annotating for (x3)?
At least two.
Command words, Concept words and traps
200
What’s a key feature of a persuasive text?
Persuasive techniques
Rhetorical devices
Rhetorical Appeals
300
The culmination of distinctive qualities that distinguish/characterise a text.
Style
300
2 x multimodal
Hand-written and oddly sized font style mimics personal/hand-written.
Anaphora emphasises desire
Logo/slogan - Pen for All - suggests authority and educational
Hand graphic - personal and customisable
300
What's the definition of rhetorical devices?
Language techniques used in argument to persuade audiences (for example, rhetorical questions, repetition, propositions, figurative language).
300
Describe the voice used in a studied text.
Who's
described
Voice is the distinct personality discernible in a text. Voice is constructed through the selection of language features and stylistic features to shape audience response. Voice can represent perspectives, attitudes and values. Texts can also contain multiple voices which represent the perspectives, attitudes and values of individuals and/or groups
300
What is the difference between a multimodal text and a hybrid text?
MM - A text which involves two or more communication modes; for example, the combining of print, image and spoken text
HT - A combination of genres or text types within a single text.
- For example, a memoir that includes factual exposition, or a news article that incorporates narrative storytelling.
400
To rise and fall during trotting in rythm with the horse
What is posting
400
Stylistic features x 3: “We believe that we can change the things around us in accordance with our desires—we believe it because otherwise we can see no favourable outcome. We do not think of the outcome which generally comes to pass and is also favourable: we do not succeed in changing things in accordance with our desires, but gradually our desires change. We have failed to surmount the obstacle, as we were absolutely determined to do, but life has taken us round it, led us beyond it, and then if we turn round to gaze into the distance of the past, we can barely see it, so imperceptible has it become.” ― Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time
First person POV
Repetition of inclusive pronouns
Repetition of favourable.
High modality language
Extended metaphor
400
Difference between tone and mood?
- Tone refers to the author’s attitude towards the subject matter// Tone describes the way the ‘voice’ is delivered. For example, the tone of a voice or the tone in a passage of writing could be friendly or angry or persuasive.
- Mood, on the other hand, is the emotional atmosphere that the author creates for the reader, influencing how the reader feels while engaging with the text.
400
What five things can you edit for at end of Section 3 to help you.
Title
Capitals
Punctuation (especially complex)
Spelling
Expression
Adding in short syntax, repetition, motif, etc.
400
What are the conventions of a coming of age (at least 4)
Young protagonist
Conflict with peer bully/adults/society
Moral complexity
Adult role model/mentor
Home/Car/School setting
500
Fill in the blanks:
Voice is the distinct __________ discernible in a text. Voice is constructed through the selection of __________ features and _______features to shape audience response. Voice can represent perspectives, attitudes and values. Texts can also contain multiple ______ which represent the perspectives, attitudes and values of individuals and/or groups.
Voice is the distinct personality discernible in a text. Voice is constructed through the selection of language features and stylistic features to shape audience response. Voice can represent perspectives, attitudes and values. Texts can also contain multiple voices which represent the perspectives, attitudes and values of individuals and/or groups.
500
List 5 language features not on the wall
asyndenton, polysyndeton, anaphora, epistrophe, parallelism, motif
500
What’s one way to improve cohesion in writing
using linking words and statement sentences
500
What is G/CAP and why/when would you do it?
Genre, Context, Audience & Purpose.
500
What are the conventions of an interpretive text? (at least 4)
First person POV (usually)
Reflective & personal voice
Language features, persuasive techniques and narrative conventions