Objectives:Objectives:

To understand the various language To understand the various language devices used by writers in non-fiction devices used by writers in non-fiction and media textsand media texts

To understand To understand howhow and and whywhy they they have been have been usedused

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?

We’re better connected.We’re better connected.

We’re better, connected.We’re better, connected.

Look at the language device Look at the language device sheet:sheet:

Let’s focus in on a few Let’s focus in on a few techniques…techniques…

Now:Now:

Take a very small amount of text from the Take a very small amount of text from the ‘curry’ article‘curry’ article

Write it in your books, leaving space Write it in your books, leaving space around itaround it

You are going to annotate it, in detail, You are going to annotate it, in detail, focusing on the language devices usedfocusing on the language devices used

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

Example:Example:

… YOUR MOUTH LIGHTS UP IN ANTICIP-ATION. SPICES, YET TO BE TASTED, BEGIN TICKLING THE PALATE.

UNUSUAL WORD CHOICES – ‘LIGHT’ MIGHT USUALLY BE ASSOCIATED WITH EYES; IT EXAGGERATES THE FEELING WE MIGHT HAVE

ON ITS OWN; STRESSES THE QUALITY OF THE SPICES.

PLAYFUL WORD USE, SOMETHING GENTLE AND PLEASANT…

ALLITERATION HELPS EMPHASISE THE TASTY QUALITY OF THE FOOD…

SUGGESTS THE PLEASURES TO COME…

Your turn!Your turn!

Try two different sections of Try two different sections of text. Keep them brief…text. Keep them brief…

FEEDBACK!FEEDBACK!

Creative Task:Creative Task:

What other media text could go with What other media text could go with this article? Draw a design using some this article? Draw a design using some key presentational devices, and label key presentational devices, and label

them to show effect/ impact.them to show effect/ impact.

Bringing your learning Bringing your learning together:together:

You are going to get a new, unseen media text. You You are going to get a new, unseen media text. You will read and digest it without my support. You will then will read and digest it without my support. You will then

be commenting on language and presentation, be commenting on language and presentation, showing your learning so far…showing your learning so far…

Extension:Extension:

Go back to your presentational Go back to your presentational devices booklet and try adding devices booklet and try adding

some further annotations…some further annotations…