A presentation to remind students about the various language features of different text types.

1. 1-2-3 Steps to Text Analysis

2. So, You've got a writing task due and your teacher's told you to choose 3 different texts and analyse their features...AND... COMPARE THEM TO THE CLASS TEXT! HUH?!!

3. DON'T PANIC!!!

4. Think 1 2 3 1, 2, 3

5. 1. WHAT is this text about? (subject/content)

6. 2. HOW does it create meaning? (language features/techniques)

7. 3.MAKE THE CONNECTIONS

8. 1. Considering the WHAT of a text

15. 2. HOW does this text CREATE meaning?

16. PROSE FICTION CHARACTERISATION THEMES STRUCTURE (PLOT, CHAPTERS, PARTS) TONE SYNTAX GRAMMAR VOCABULARY WORD CHOICE LANGUAGE (FORMAL, CASUAL, EMOTIVE) SYMBOLISM POINT OF VIEW VOICE

18. FILM CAMERA ANGLES CAMERA SHOTS EDITING LIGHTING SOUND MUSIC MISE EN SCENE CASTING MAKE-UP & COSTUMING DIALOGUE

19. DRAMA & PLAYS CHARACTERISATION THEMES STRUCTURE/PLOT PROPS COSTUMES SOUND MUSIC LIGHTING IRONY STAGE DIRECTIONS SYMBOLISM

20. SHAKESPEAREAN DRAMA Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com IRONY DRAMATIC IRONY RHETORICAL DEVICES IMAGERY LISTS PUNS & OTHER WORD PLAY PROSE v. BLANK VERSE SOLILOQUIES

21. VISUAL TEXTS COLOUR SHAPE VECTORS SYMBOLISM SALIENCE POSITIONING FONT & POINT SIZE LANGUAGE FEATURES INTER-TEXTUALITY TEXTURE

22. NEWS REPORT HEADLINES Puns Stereotypes Figures of Speech LAYOUT Columns Sub-headings Inverted Triangle Most important points to Least ACTION VERBS DIRECT SPEECH/ QUOTES Short paragraphs MAY BE PAST OR PRESENT TENSE DEPENDING ON MEDIUM GRAPHICS FOCUS ON THE 'WHAT' ASPECTS

24. SPEECHES Alliteration Repetition Irony Emotive language Hyperbole Euphemism Imagery Metaphors Personification Onomatopoeia Similes Opposites Make sure you are familiar with ALL of these RHETORICAL devices.

25. 3. Make the connections WHAT DOES THE TEXT SAY ABOUT THE THEME OR CONCEPT YOU ARE STUDYING?