1.2- Anthology Text- Birrell article

Purpose
1. To express an opinion
2. To inform
3. To emote
4. To develop a debate
5. To effect change
Tone
1. Personal
  1. Has a disabled daughter
2. Opinionated
3. Accusatory
4. Sincere
5. Passionate
6. Reflective
Mode
1. Broadsheet newspaper
2. Online
Audience
1. Readers of the I newspaper and the Independent
2. Fans of Birrell
3. Interested in sexuality and/or disability
4. Intelligent general readers
Annotations
1. Alliteration
  1. 'befuddled British embarrassment at best'
    1. Betrays Birrell's disappointment
2. Parallelism
  1. 'seeking a seat in Parliament is a joke for people who struggle to obtain a seat on the bus'
    1. Bathos
3. Second person/direct address
  1. 'this minority might include you'
    1. Forceful impact, more personal
4. Present tense
  1. Places article in immediate context
5. First person plural
  1. 'we'
    1. Unity
      1. Excludes disabled people
  2. Contrast to 'locked out'
6. Phonology
  1. 'discussion of diversity'
  2. 'talk of tolerance'
  3. 'stuck in the shadows of society'
7. Modal verbs
  1. 'should'
    1. Suggestions/ opinions

Resource summary

	Created by Grace Fawcitt over 6 years ago