Hi Guys,
I know some people just hate templates for language analysis, and in the exam prefer if you just respond to the stimuli (which is what I plan on doing in the exam). #hatersgonnahate. However, I know for some people, they prefer to go into the exam with an attack plan, and though it will by no means bump a 9 to a 10/10, maybe it will bump a 5 to a 7-8/10. So for those that are struggling, here are just some sentences that you can include to maybe make your piece "seem" a little more sophisticated.
Introduction:
Structure:
Event – Issue – Text-type – Publication – Title – Author – Tone – Contention – Accompanying visuals – Target Audience.
Starting sentences:
∼ The recent… has ignited contentious debate, eliciting responses from….
∼ With incongruity among experts about…
∼ The… has instigated debate with regards to…
Vary the structure of sentences for tone so that the introduction does not appear too formulaic:
∼ The tone of the piece shifts, commencing with condemnation and resonating with a vehement/reasonable tone, the writer targets…
∼ The writer employs an initially pejorative tone that transforms to one of judgement in order to convey/ assert that…
∼ The writer in dismisses … in authoritative, albeit, colloquial manner by reaffirming that…
∼ The writer maintains thoughtfully and immovably that…
Analysis:
Topic sentence starters:
∼ Framing/Establishing the premise of the piece…
∼ … presents an insight into the implications of … and so aims to persuade its target audience of … that…
∼ After considering the context of the opinion article, it is evident that… directs his piece in order to target an audience of generally discerning reader who he views as regrettably misinformed by the media on the affairs…
∼ The … of the ... is far less measured and far more direct than the writer of the … and so asserts rather indignantly that…
Qualifying words:
May…/Aims to…/Attempts to…
Phrases to signal reader responses:
∼ ... urges/position/encourages/invites/prompts/inclines/educes readers to…
∼ … are designed/implemented/employed to…
∼ … challenge readers to question/fathom…
Types of language/tone and effects:
∼ Vitriolic/pejorative language that implies insincerity is employed to incline readers to view their claims as unsubstantiated and hence reject…
∼ The sarcastic and indignant tone conveyed by the word choice of the writer positions us to view the proposal as impractical and ridiculous, and so aims for them to reject it as preposterous.
∼ The calm and reasoned tone also reassures the reader that the idea is sensible and so worth further consideration.
∼ Factually grounded and unbiased language/ use of statistics establishes the credibility of the writer and hence aims to alleviate any lingering doubt over the reliability of the information presented by…
Emotions that may be induce among readers:
Antipathy/Trepidation/Vulnerability/Disgust/Optimistic/Pessimistic
General strategies:
∼ Contrasts the logical nature of his well-researched contention with the irrational diatribe presented by…
∼ Alludes to the notion that the arguments that were presented by … hold no resonance in modern society…
∼ In order to pique audience interest… the writer employs the flamboyant use of an allusion to…
∼ The use of repetition gives the piece an urgent, insistent tone, underscoring the seriousness…
∼ The close presence of … arouses a sense of vulnerability and immediacy, thus positioning the reader to agree that vigilance is necessary in tackling… and hence the reader will also be more inclined to agree with any proposition that the writer may make.
∼ Appeals to our sense of justice as regardless of public condemnation/sustenance is lucidly fundamentally unjust…
∼ The repeated use of absolute phrases … serve to augment the transition to a more foreboding tone in order to present the perception that…
∼ Implies that anyone who does not agree lacks practical intelligence…
∼ Positions readers to view something is inferior and damaging the social fabric…
∼ Implies to the reader that there is a conventional and unconventional way to achieve something and subsequently play on the readers desire to conform.
∼ Underpinning this is also the quick succession in which the rhetorical questions are posed/ emotive terms are utilised to extract…
∼ The word… harbours great connotations of… and so … choice of vocabulary accentuates…
∼ Anthropomorphising … as “the heart” of … attempts to elucidate how… are the future and therefore we should keep their best interests at heart…
Starters used to incorporate some word level analysis:
∼ An onslaught/barrage of emotive terms such as… aims to…
∼ The identification of a characteristic that all audience members share coupled with incorporating a myriad of personal inclusive pronouns such as “we” and “us” aim to unify the audience…
∼ Interspersed with in the article are emotive adjectives that…
Article and comparison tag-alongs if necessary and required:
∼ Thus as the writer denigrates the general criticism by others of… readers are inclined to harbour a sense of scorn against those who inappropriately condemned…
∼ The audience is finally positioned in a manner so that a re-evaluation of the readers’ own morals and social values is aimed to be prompted and so remotely consider the arguments that have been presented to them.
∼ Finally, in an effort to build an emphatic conclusion, while … does so in a rather reserved manner, the editorialist chooses to end on … this leaves the reader…
Cartoon Analysis:
∼ Colour: White suggests purity; Green suggests nature or natural; Red suggests anger, passion, danger; and black suggests seriousness.
∼ Clearly identify the elements in the scene and make careful reference to shape, relative size etc.
∼ Identify the contention and use the elements of the cartoon to back it up as well as contrast it with elements that were identified in the other articles.
General Cartoon Comparison/ Tag-alongs:
∼ In essence, while the other pieces were based in emotive rhetoric or presented arguments, the cartoon is able to allow its disturbing nature of… to speak for itself and so allow readers to formulate their own opinions on…
General Criticisms of Analysis:
∼ You need to quote everything that you analyse and analyse everything that you quote.
∼ Avoid using the word “emotive”, instead, identify the particular emotion and why it is elicited.
∼ Try to incorporate one instance of word-level analysis per paragraph.
∼ Be specific when referring to something.
∼ Do not make too many assumptions/opinionated statements.
Conclusion
Starters:
∼ The opinion article, editorial and cartoon ultimately shaped a striking contrast between opposing views and so intensely
highlighting the contentious nature of…
Re-mention the articles:
∼ The crux of the article stems from the writer’s fervent use of…
∼ … adopts the overall strategy of presenting…
Ending the Language Analysis:
∼ Whilst some readers may feel optimistic as to… others may feel doubtful that…
∼ Nevertheless, the definition that constitutes … continues to challenge society and its accepted values.
Thanks guys.
Go easy on the dislikes please.
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