Objectives:Objectives:

To understand the various linguistic To understand the various linguistic and presentational devices used by and presentational devices used by writers in non-fiction and media textswriters in non-fiction and media texts

To understand the key aspects of this To understand the key aspects of this exam paperexam paper

Weaknesses in Mocks:Weaknesses in Mocks:

Discussing language when you were Discussing language when you were asked to discuss presentation (and vice asked to discuss presentation (and vice versa)versa)

Not being Not being focusedfocused and and conciseconcise enough enough when addressing language and effectwhen addressing language and effect

Not exploring/ analysing THE EFFECT of Not exploring/ analysing THE EFFECT of a device (especially a device (especially useuse of fact and of fact and opinion)opinion)

Key questions:Key questions:

Who produced text and what purpose?Who produced text and what purpose?

Genre?Genre?

Who for (audience)?Who for (audience)?

How is meaning created?How is meaning created?

How is it produced?How is it produced?

How is the ‘subject’ presented?How is the ‘subject’ presented?

Some themes from recent years:Some themes from recent years:

Teaching as a vocation/ professionTeaching as a vocation/ profession

CookingCooking

Migrant workersMigrant workers

Cars (adverts and reviews)Cars (adverts and reviews)

Reading habitsReading habits

Mobile phonesMobile phones

Task:Task:

Think of a ‘theme’ and examiner might Think of a ‘theme’ and examiner might choose for this paperchoose for this paper

Think of 2 or 3 texts that could be used to Think of 2 or 3 texts that could be used to link to this themelink to this theme

Be ready to feedback your ideasBe ready to feedback your ideas

FEEDBACK!FEEDBACK!

What do you know already?What do you know already?

Presentational devices:Presentational devices:

Key word sheet…Key word sheet…

Presentational device pack:Presentational device pack:

A key revision documentA key revision document

You could create something similar You could create something similar yourselfyourself

Important to extend and develop your Important to extend and develop your annotations so you focus on annotations so you focus on why the why the device has been used and to what device has been used and to what effecteffect

Let’s look at my example…Let’s look at my example…

A relaxed, smooth edged fontstyle has been chosen. This

effectively conveys theease of preparation of the

food dishes in the magazine;it suggests a friendly tone

and indicates this magazineis for the general, everyday cook

not a skilled chef…

The light, bright colour scheme conveysthe freshness and lightness of the

dishes. This is particularly apt for thesummer edition, and avoids dark, ‘heavy’

colours…

Your turn…Your turn…

… … try some annotations on try some annotations on the first text in your booklet.the first text in your booklet.

FEEDBACK!FEEDBACK!

Now…Now…

……spend the next 15 minutes spend the next 15 minutes on the other texts in the on the other texts in the

booklet.booklet.