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ENGLISH EXAM REVISION Critical Reading Remember - Spell key names and terms correctly Structure your ideas into body paragraphs by following the structure above. Avoid writing opinions and points that don’t directly relate to the author’s words in the text. In articles, It’s not your job to agree or disagree with the author’s point of view. It is your job to ‘unpack’ and explain the ways the writer has conveyed his/her ideas. The questions in the critical reading are leading you to these ‘meta-questions’ Your paragraphs should be answering these Analysing Non-Fiction Texts Title (+ sub-titles) Writer’s intention + key ideas + ‘world view’ Structure: examples, anecdotes, information, quotes, paragraphing, sentence-length… Qualities of author’s voice: E.g. attacking, humorous, authoritative, cynical, sarcastic, nostalgic, pompous Rhetoric + rhetorical questions + inclusive language + bias Emotive language + imagery Figurative Devices (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, etc.) Irony + Humour - e.g. sarcasm, satire, plays–on-words… Word choices + connotation + adjectives, colloquialisms, clichés, jargon … Repetition + cumulation Tone + atmosphere Evidence (anecdotal, expert opinion, data, statistical Ending Analysing Fiction texts Title (+ sub-titles) Writer’s intention + key ideas + ‘world view’ – thematic message Setting + tone Point of view (1st, 2nd, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient) + Centre of perspective + psychic distance Key conflicts (internal, external) Emotive language + imagery Figurative Devices (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, etc.) Irony + Humour - e.g. sarcasm, satire, plays–on-words… Dialogue + characterisation Repetition + cumulation Ending