Language Analysis Essay Structure

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Introduction:

* Pinpoint the focus issue

of the article(s).

*Analyse the wider

implications of the issue.

*Who is the writer? What are

the writer’s vested interests?

*What is the writer’s

viewpoint/contention/position /stance ? (Track the development of the

argument in the Body Paragraphs).

*Who is the target audience?

Who are the stakeholders?

*What does the writer want

the reader to think/do/feel/believe?

*What is the tone (flavour)

of the article? Are there shifts/changes of tone?

Body

Paragraphs:

* What language techniques

(verbal tactics) does the writer use to

persuade/position/convince/sway the reader ?

*What

/where/why?

*Group similar techniques

within a paragraph, so that the general focus is apparent. This is

the topic sentence.

*

You need to constantly gauge the intended effect

of

language on the reader.

* Track the development of

the argument that supports the point of view.

*Analyse (in detail) how

accompanying graphic supports the point of view

Conclusion:

*What is the overall impact

of the text?

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