AQA Lang. - Reading Question 4 - Comparison

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Section A - ReadingQuestion 4: Language Comparison

Approaching andanswering Question 4


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Language devicesused by non-

fction writers.hich can we

reca!!" #n adi$erent co!our%suggest a typica!

e$ect o& these

devices.

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Question 4: LanguageComparison

+, mar)s

minutes% inc!uding active reading time

/ou need to identi&y or 4 devices

0techni1ues% or &eatures2 used in two te3ts

Ana!yse the e$ect o& some o& these devices

comment on simi!arities and di$erences o&

the two te3ts


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'ow is !anguage used&or e$ect"

Language is a!ways used &or some )ind o& e$ect or other. 5&ten%

without commenting on specifc !inguistic devices% you can ta!)about the )ind o& !anguage a writer uses% noticing what )ind o&

words are used% or what )ind o& tone or sty!e is created by!anguage and structure. Loo) at these e3amp!es6

7ower&u! words such as war, huge and ruiningemphasise and perhaps exaggerate the seriousness of the

issue.

The writer uses a chatty% in&orma! tone, usingcontractions like Im dont and cant.

The writer uses dramatic and vio!ent !anguagein order

to describe the horror of the attack at the end of theextract. Phrases like chill horror, sudden fear andthunderous crack portray the fear and terror experiencedby the Indians who are attacked.

Language is high!y descriptive% with adecti!es such asgolden and spectacular con!eying the writers

appreciation for his surroundings.


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Common !inguisticdevices

"st, #nd or $rd person %narrati!e !iewpoint& 'irectly addressing the reader

Imperati!es (hetorical )uestions (egister * +ormalInformal language 'iction * -impleomplex !ocabulary

+igurati!e /anguage 0 Imagery1-imiles2etaphorPersoni3cation etc.

4ord play 0 puns 5lliteration (hyme 0 (hythm 5necdote 0 5llusion -logan 0 atchphrase -tatistics 0 +acts

6xaggeration 0 7yperbole (e etition


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Some common !inguistic devices.hat are they"

83amp!e 9ame o&Language

evice0s25ccording to 89 go!ernmentcalculations, #": of the most senioreurocrats get paid more than 'a!idameron;s


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Some common !inguistic devices.hat are they"

83amp!e 9ame o&Languageevice0s2

5ccording to 89 go!ernmentcalculations, #": of the most senioreurocrats get paid more than 'a!idameron;s


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Question 4: A ;ode! Response

The purpose of (e3t +is to inform 'aily 6cho readers about the achie!ements of 7olly Cudge and impressthem with information about her accomplishments.(e3t *is a descripti!e piece which tells readers about asigni3cant e!ent in the life of the narrator1 an 5pache Indian. (eaders will empathise with the narrator andrespond with sympathy to the awful e!ent described in the extract.


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Question 4: A ;ode! Response

The purpose of Text " is to inform 'aily 6cho readers about the achie!ements of 7olly Cudge and impressthem with information about her accomplishments. Text # is a descripti!e piece which tells readers about asigni3cant e!ent in the life of the narrator1 an 5pache Indian. (eaders will empathise with the narrator andrespond with sympathy to the awful e!ent described in the extract.

+acts and statistics are used in Text " in order to stress the signi3cance of 7ollys achie!ements. They ser!ean e!idential purpose. 7olly climbed #D,E?? ftF she has made more than #??? umpsF she intends toraise


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'igh!ight the )ey words in the 1uestion. (he !anguage 1uestion is a!ways the same: #t

wi!! as) you to compare (e3t 0or >Source ?2with either (e3t + or (e3t *.

/ou need to be writing about how !anguage isused in the two te3ts% identi&ying andana!ysing !anguage devices.ompare the diHerent ways in which

language is used for eHect in the two

te3ts.Ji!e some examples and analyse what theeHects are.

Commonpurposes ande$ects o& non-fction writing


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Active!y read the te3t: /ou are !oo)ing&or particu!ar parts o& the te3t where !anguagecreates a certain e$ect% and serves the purpose o&the artic!e 0e.g. to in&orm% persuade or describe2.

'igh!ight words% phrases%passages% statistics etc. that wi!! he!pyou answer the 1uestion.

/ou might !i)e to annotate the te3ts very brieBywith ideas that wi!! he!p you answer the 1uestion.

Compare the di$erent ways in which!anguage is used &or e$ect in the twote3ts.

@ive some e3amp!es and ana!yse what thee$ects are.


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*. igsaw Activity

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Language is o&tenemotive% so the

reader6

Repetition is used6


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9ow you?re ready to write up your

ideas% you need a c!ear introductory sentenceintroducing each artic!e. See the mode! answer &orhe!p.

(hen% ta!) about how !anguage isused &or e$ect in one o& the te3ts% andthen the other 0ma)ing brie& comparisons with the oneyou?ve a!ready written about2. Conc!ude by giving

reasons &or simi!arities D di$erences.

7epper your points with short 1uotes whichgive e3amp!es o& how !anguage is used &or e$ect. (heyneed to be ana!ysed% as you need to suggest how these

e$ects are created by the writers.

riting up ideas

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Connective (he author D !anguage inthe te3t6

(he reader60or >we?62


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Compare the di$erent waysin which !anguage is used&or e$ect in the two te3ts.@ive some e3amp!es andana!yse what the e$ectsare.

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Question 4: Language Comparison G Samp!e;ar) Scheme


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Compare the di$erent waysin which !anguage is used&or e$ect in the two te3ts.@ive some e3amp!es and

ana!yse what the e$ectsare.

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