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Title: 'What the writer is suggesting with the piece of evidence' starting sentences
Post by: dream chaser on March 30, 2019, 09:37:05 am

Hi Guys,

So for a couple of practice Language Analysis' I have done, my teacher says when explaining what the writer is suggesting, I am not analyzing but rather summarizing/retelling instead. One way my teacher told me to improve on this is by using metalanguage in that scenario. Does anyone have any sentence starters for me to use to implement metalanguage so I am not simply retelling.

Here is one example of where I have simply just retold according to my teacher. The bold bit is the part where I am writing about what the writer is suggesting where I am apparently retelling.

Highlighting the purpose of the demonstration to make people 'better informed' about drug testing and 'harm of drugs', the writer reiterates that only good would prevail at such a trial to help 'ensure...the...public['s]' wellbeing.

For this example, how could I improve on the bold bit to show that I am analyzing the part about what the writer is suggesting. Could one way of doing it is by listing the persuasive technique or what form of language it is(pathos/ethos/logos) in front of the word 'reiterates' and get rid of the phrase 'the writer' to show I am analyzing?

Thanks. All replies will be very much appreciated.  :)

Title: Re: 'What the writer is suggesting with the piece of evidence' starting sentences
Post by: TSEtuition on March 30, 2019, 09:58:30 am

Hi dream chaser,

The easiest way to analyse rather than summarise is to use verbs thoughtfully. So, in your example, your verb is 'reiterates', which is essentially saying the writer is repeating, which in turn isn't demonstrating that you understand what the author is doing with their language use. You could try 'the writer insists that only good will prevail...' or 'the writer asserts forcefully that only good will prevail'. Either choice demonstrates your understanding of tone and the author's position.

I've got some tables of different verbs here that you might find helpful: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TSEtuition/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1640160119357907

You might also find this playlist of videos helpful too: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKOm-s25Y8DaRNJtWYkXzxuDAiLoE5vzJ

Hope this helps!

~Shirlaine from TSEtuition