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Types of reading question

Types of reading question. Locating and retrieving/what evidence does the writer use… Explain Impressions Viewpoint and attitude/thoughts and feelings Intended audience (who) Analysis of persuasive technique (how) Writing about 2 texts.

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Types of reading question

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  1. Types of reading question • Locating and retrieving/what evidence does the writer use… • Explain • Impressions • Viewpoint and attitude/thoughts and feelings • Intended audience (who) • Analysis of persuasive technique (how) • Writing about 2 texts

  2. Locating and retrieving/what evidence does the writer use… • Read question carefully • Work through text methodically – highlight/underline • Make your points in your answer in this order too • Use only relevant points • Give more examples than asked (if time) • If it says ‘list,’ list; if it doesn’t, don’t

  3. Explain • Stay in sequence • Use short, embedded quotations • Inference • Use your own words • PEE

  4. Impressions • Try to make about 4/5 separate points – there will be more than one impression to comment on – use your own words to describe the impresssion • Work through the text methodically • Use the wording of the question in your answer • Use short quotations to illustrate points • Explain how the impression is created through language i.e. negative or positive vocabulary • PEE

  5. Viewpoint and attitude/thoughts and feelings • Answer the question • Try to make about 5 clear, separate points • Support points with short embedded quotations • Explain how the attitude is revealed through language • PEE

  6. Intended audience (who) • Find more than one audience (4 or 5) • Comment on primary audience first and then secondary audiences • Do not say it is for ‘everyone’!! • Use evidence to support your ideas • Explain how the text targets the audience – presentation and language • PEE

  7. Analysis of persuasive technique (how) MOVE FROM LONG-SHOT TO CLOSE-UP • Tone (formal/informal, serious/light-hearted, sarcastic, ridiculing, humorous, colloquial/conversational) • Tactics (scare, shock, appeals to sense of ambition, snobbery, better nature, self-image) • Techniques: CRAPPSFOREST (counter-argument, rhetorical questions, anecdote, first, second, third person pronouns, imperatives, lists and triples, simile/metaphor, adjectives, degree adverbs, senses, negative or positive vocab, statistics, facts and opinions, exaggeration, emotive, structure • Presentational features Explain the effect on the reader of each device you mention

  8. Writing about 2 texts • Use the headings • Read the question carefully • This question requires clarity of thought and organisation – stand back and see the big picture (long-shot) • Avoid personal views

  9. TIMING Use your time carefully 1 hour to read 2 texts and answer 4 questions: 10mins reading 12 mins per question (x4) 2 mins checking

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