Post by thethoughtpolice on May 9, 2011 13:24:14 GMT
Question on both passages
Which passages has a more convincing case.
Justify your choice by close reference to ideas /and or style from both passages
Ok, this is the last question badboy. It's really important to look at whether it asks you about style or ideas or both as you can only get full marks if you give them what they're looking for.
Ideas
To show you understand the writers' ideas, you need to know the main points in both passages. You need to be able to summarise them and say why you prefer what one writer is saying over the other. So try your best to make comparisons and contrasts.
I do it like a game of table tennis.
So
Passage 1 - main idea 1 - why convincing/unconvincing
Passage 2 - main idea 1 - why convincing/unconvincing in comparison
Passage 1 - main idea 2 - why convincing/unconvincing
Passage 2 - main idea 2 - why convincing/unconvincing
Passage 1 - main idea 3 -why convincing/unconvincing
Passage 2 - main idea 3 - why convincing/unconvincing
Here's some phrases to use:
I entirely agree with the writer of passage one when they make the point that...
Passage one is particularly convincing when...
The writer of passage one move on to suggest that...
Passage one contains the main point that...
Style
Stley is really to do with the broad techniques of the passage. Don't get bogged down talking about individual word choice or magic commas. Instead think about the big picture. Here are some bigger picture features of style:
Scientific/factual – lots of statistics and figures and facts and quotations from experts. Might make it dry and uninspiring. Might make you more persuaded as there is more concrete evidence.
Personal – personal experiences, conversational style, addressing the readers, asking rhetorical questions, chatty, informal. Can make it more insteresting to read, but could make you think that it is more trivial or exaggerated or one-sided.
Persuasive – very mocking or sarcastic, very passionate tone. Can add humour. Can be forecful. Can be biased.
Imagery – look for extended metaphors and analyse them
Structure - do they start where they began - ciurcular structure. Do they link their points well? Is there a key twist in the argument? Is there a variety of concrete examples? Is there a very effective concluding paragraph? Does the writer sum up their main argument in an effective image? Is there an unusual structure?
Which passages has a more convincing case.
Justify your choice by close reference to ideas /and or style from both passages
Ok, this is the last question badboy. It's really important to look at whether it asks you about style or ideas or both as you can only get full marks if you give them what they're looking for.
Ideas
To show you understand the writers' ideas, you need to know the main points in both passages. You need to be able to summarise them and say why you prefer what one writer is saying over the other. So try your best to make comparisons and contrasts.
I do it like a game of table tennis.
So
Passage 1 - main idea 1 - why convincing/unconvincing
Passage 2 - main idea 1 - why convincing/unconvincing in comparison
Passage 1 - main idea 2 - why convincing/unconvincing
Passage 2 - main idea 2 - why convincing/unconvincing
Passage 1 - main idea 3 -why convincing/unconvincing
Passage 2 - main idea 3 - why convincing/unconvincing
Here's some phrases to use:
I entirely agree with the writer of passage one when they make the point that...
Passage one is particularly convincing when...
The writer of passage one move on to suggest that...
Passage one contains the main point that...
Style
Stley is really to do with the broad techniques of the passage. Don't get bogged down talking about individual word choice or magic commas. Instead think about the big picture. Here are some bigger picture features of style:
Scientific/factual – lots of statistics and figures and facts and quotations from experts. Might make it dry and uninspiring. Might make you more persuaded as there is more concrete evidence.
Personal – personal experiences, conversational style, addressing the readers, asking rhetorical questions, chatty, informal. Can make it more insteresting to read, but could make you think that it is more trivial or exaggerated or one-sided.
Persuasive – very mocking or sarcastic, very passionate tone. Can add humour. Can be forecful. Can be biased.
Imagery – look for extended metaphors and analyse them
Structure - do they start where they began - ciurcular structure. Do they link their points well? Is there a key twist in the argument? Is there a variety of concrete examples? Is there a very effective concluding paragraph? Does the writer sum up their main argument in an effective image? Is there an unusual structure?