How To Revise for

Language Analysis: Unit

3&4 English Exam
43
Three Sections

Text Response

Context

Language Analysis
Language Analysis
Whats the link?
2010: students who attempted to work laboriously
through every sentence found the task difficult.
Students needed to choose which parts of the material
they would use to explore the way in which language was
being used.
2010: Some responses were just simple summaries or
lists of the techniques used, with little development.
These pieces did not score well as they did not fulfil the
task.
2011: In stronger responses, strategic selection, together
with well-developed prcis skills, allowed students to
demonstrate their language analysis skills.
Skills vs.
Knowledge
Language Analysis

10-15 minutes of practice every 1-3 days

will make more impact than cramming in
SWOT Vac.
Language Analysis

Reading, thinking, planning

Analysing the visual

Identifying the issue and contention

Identifying the best examples of persuasive

language

Grouping examples

Using specic verbs to describe an authors

technique

Varying the way a follow up sentence is started

Bring a dictionary

We must, at the very least, be apprehensive

about this proposal.
Bring a dictionary

The use of the word apprehensive brings

an association of doubt and mistrust in the
readers mind towards the idea.
Task & Background
Task & Background
Identify

Which quote best identies the contention

What is one persuasive phrase/sentence

used
Birmingham Library Speech - Malala
Yousafzai
Which of these best
identies the contention?

We must not forget the 57 million children

are out of school

Pens and books are the weapons that

defeat terrorism

I truly believe that the only way to have

global peace...is to have reading, knowledge
and education
Which of these quotes
is the best example?

A city without books... is like a graveyard

We must not forget the 57 million children are out

of school

We must speak up for peace and development in

Nigeria, Syria and Somalia

We must speak up for the children of Pakistan,

India and Afghanistan who are suffering from
terrorism, poverty and child labour
Analysing language

Joe Bloggs uses a rhetorical question when

they say Are we all stupid. Rhetorical
questions really only have one answer.
Students overuse these
phrases

The author writes

The writer says

The author uses

The author argues

The author thinks

Analysing language

Joe Bloggs challenges the audience with the

question: Are we all stupid? This challenge
confronts us with a black and white choice
- we can either accept that we are stupid,
or think that we are smart by agreeing with
Bloggs argument.
Praises, Celebrates,
Gushes, Champions,
Supports, Effuses,
Commends, Approves,
Accepts, Applauds,
Understands,
Advocates, Identifies
with, Esteems,
Credits ,Endorses
Labels, Dismisses,
Attacks, Insults, Slurs,
Denigrates,
Undermines, Criticize,
Critiques, Lambasts,
Denies, Demeans,
Blames, Accuses,
Judges, Rejects
Connects...with,
likens...to,
compares...to,
associates...with/to,
connotes...as being
like, relates...to,
attaches...to
Queries, Reflects,
Raises, Wonders,
Reasons, Philosophises,
Ponders, Supposes,
Speculates
Urges, Posits,
Contends, Argues,
Disputes, Challenges,
Opposes, Debates,
Contests, Demands
Forcefully, logically, caustically,
sarcastically, emphatically, darkly,
quickly, humourously, emotionally,
angrily, passionately, laughingly,
reassuringly, authoratively,
jokingly, seriously, matter-of-factly,
accusingly, effusively,
speculatively, challengingly,
insultingly, disgustedly,
righteously, absolutely, clearly,
rhetorically, carefully

A city without books... is like a graveyard

We must not forget the 57 million children

are out of school

We must speak up for peace and

development in Nigeria, Syria and Somalia

We must speak up for the children of

Pakistan, India and Afghanistan who are
suffering from terrorism, poverty and child
labour
urges;
champions;
connects...
with...;
likens...to;
supports;
reminds us;
advocates
Malala likens a city without books to a graveyard
creating the association for us that...
Improving analysis
Improving analysis
Visual

Our focus is captured by the visual when / at...

The portrayal of...as...focuses our attention

because...

...is represented as...

Re-inforces the point that...

Supports the contention / argument that...

The image visually captures the authors argument

that...
Analysing visuals
We live in an age where privacy does not
exist
Our attention is captured
by...
Google is represented as...
The image supports the
authors contention that......
Headlines youre
unlikely to see