Introduction
*** NOTE This is more of a checklist or guide you DONT have to put these things in order by any means other than the image being the last thing mentioned and your opening sentence obv. I know you want a structure, but I reckon if you go by this and add all the things in you'll be fine (it's kind of a rough structure I guess idk??)
- Contextualising Sentence
For this what you want to do is write a general sentence about the issue that's being debated. I will usually try not to mention the article in this sentence - if your article has background information you can usually reword that to do this.
- Author's contention
What is their contention? HOWEVER - we don't want to say the word contention at all, it will break the flow of the essay and make it sound like you're writing off a checklist. Instead rewrite their contention into a sentence and stick it into your intro!
- The "Sub Arguments" which they use to get their argument across
Weave in their main arguments - 3 or 4 is usually fine
- Author's Tone
When you read the article in your head, how does it come across - angry? Excited?
Same deal as contention, we want to avoid using the actual word - leads to better expression. (personal preference, some people do use it)
Stick this in to your sentences by being like " Author X pragmatically asserts bla bla bla" BUT don't focus on the tone TOO MUCH, only when it is an important tonal shift ect
- Audience
Who are they targetting? This is always gonna be important when you are analysing their language, make sure you include it!
- Brief line about the image
Give a description of it and say BRIEFLY how it sort of introduces/relates to the issue (Do this in one sentence tho)
Paragraph 1/2
I can't really give you an exact structure for this cause when I write I don't really use one, you kinda just need to make sure you're including everything and that it flows nicely.
Make sure you do all this (in this sort of an order):
~ You can open with a topic sentence if you like, some people don't though - probably would reccomend (for year 12 at least)
- Quote the word/phrase DONT identify the technique
-Mention any connotations the word has - what do you think of when you hear it??
- Mention intended effect on the reader
- Mention HOW such words create that effect
- Justify why the author wanted to make the audience feel this way
THEN you can move on to analysing another word
You literally don't have to focus on a structure just make sure it flows well and you do all these things in order like that
(If you give it a crack and post up on the submissions thread before you're exam I/others can give you feedback also)
Para 3
This is where analyse the image.
You want to be able to get a full paragraph on it - the image is really important.
Follow the same kind of rules as for the other paras, but also pick out phrases from the article that relate to the image directly and analyse them together, you'll totally come off as beast!
Conclusion
Conclusions are pretty useless. Better include one anyway.
For the conclusion you just sort of want to do an over view - much like the introduction mention the sub arguments and their tone BUT DON'T USE THE WORD TONE (well that's my personal preference anyway haha). Conclusions are kinda sketchty, just make sure it sums everything up I suppose
General Shiz
-Be as thorough as you can with the analysis of each word!
- Avoid inclusive language - its NOT us, we , our, its the author's effect on the reader
- Always write in present tense
- Avoid 'ing' words where you can - persuades flows much nicer than persuading.
Im not really sure if this was what you were after but hopefully it is somewhat helpful anyway hahaha
Goodluck with it!:)
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