Hi Grade 11,
Today, you need to do some more preparation for paper 1! We seem to need more practice with PROSE texts.
IN PAIRS, you need to WATCH and READ this speech that Angelia Jolie made at World Refugee Day in 2009:
http://www.sweetspeeches.com/s/1705-angelina-jolie-world-refugee-day-2009-address
You may print the transcript to annotate, or take notes in your notebook.
Answer the following questions, and post your answers in the blog by replying to this post. This is GREAT practice for your exam!
Questions to ask yourself about any text:
1) What is the purpose of this text? Why has it been created? For whom?
(** This is your THESIS )
2) How does context affect both the production and reception of this text?
3) How has this text been crafted to achieve its purpose & affect its audience? (key features, structure, devices, language use in this text & how they function to affect the target audience)
( ** pick 4-5 features/devices from the text and link them to the purpose & effect for this question ** )
4) What are the various ways in which this text can be received?
Today, you need to do some more preparation for paper 1! We seem to need more practice with PROSE texts.
IN PAIRS, you need to WATCH and READ this speech that Angelia Jolie made at World Refugee Day in 2009:
http://www.sweetspeeches.com/s/1705-angelina-jolie-world-refugee-day-2009-address
You may print the transcript to annotate, or take notes in your notebook.
Answer the following questions, and post your answers in the blog by replying to this post. This is GREAT practice for your exam!
Questions to ask yourself about any text:
1) What is the purpose of this text? Why has it been created? For whom?
(** This is your THESIS )
2) How does context affect both the production and reception of this text?
3) How has this text been crafted to achieve its purpose & affect its audience? (key features, structure, devices, language use in this text & how they function to affect the target audience)
( ** pick 4-5 features/devices from the text and link them to the purpose & effect for this question ** )
4) What are the various ways in which this text can be received?