Language Analysis Essays

[Igotnolife]

Hi, I'm wondering how to write an A+ language analysis essay like what do i include in the intro, body paragraphs and conclusion? Also if anyone has any past A+ language analysis essays could you please attach them? Thanks 

[walkec]

Hi,
This is the general structure I follow (not always in this order). I scored 19/20 on language analysis SAC too.

Intro:
-contextual sentence/s
-analysis of title, author, publication, importance of author's position (if appropriate to article)
-author's contention
-author's intended audience
-analysis of title (depending on the article, I might maybe include this elsewhere)

Body paragraphs:
-discuss the strategy used by the author (this is a big idea throughout the piece - doing this forces you to analyse the text as a whole instead of in isolation)
-argument, techniques --> describe impact these have on the audience (how they are to think and feel)
-if appropriate, link ideas in body paragraphs back to overall contention

Conclusion:
-I like to analyse how the author concludes because I think this is a logical place to end discussion
-discuss how the author ends and the overall impact of the article (e.g. is the article prompting a call to action? etc)

I have also included a practice piece I wrote that scored very highly 

Any questions, feel free to PM me