MSC+Unit+1+Language+Analysis+Preparation



=PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES:= The starting point for our language analysis unit is to refamiliarise ourselves with the persuasive techniques we know well. Task 1: Vocabulary Development - Glossary Task 2: Persuasive Techniques - Cut and Paste??? Task 3: Read //Insight English// pp. 183-188. Select unfamiliar techniques to make study poster/s (Persuasive techniques games? Bingo, Techniques Snap, Techniques Memory Match, Searchword, Crossword, Techniques Perfect Match???)

=WHAT MAKES AN EXCELLENT LANGUAGE ANALYSIS?=

Click the link below and read the post - //Why Your Language Analsis Doesn't Score As Well As It Should// [] Write responses to these questions in your folders:

A) What is a common mistake students make in their approach to learning for this area of study? B) How does this mistake impact on students' outcomes? C) What does a student need to do in this area of study to have a chance at scoring well? D) How can a student prepare themselves to be able to do this? What study strategies could they undertake? E) Write about what you think you yo do well and what you think you could do better when writing a language analysis.

It is very important to learn and understand persuasive language techniques but...**TAKE HEED OF THIS WISE ADVICE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT IS THE BEST WAY FOR YOU TO GO ABOUT YOUR STUDY!**

=**__ CLASS RESPONSES: __**=

The common mistake students make in their approach to this area of study is: they rely on persuasive technique handouts too much. They just use the basic description of techniques from the sheets - they do not provide in-depth analysis that shows their application of their own thinking and knowledge.

This can lead to limited outcomes. Your study score can be impacted, you can end up with a lower study score than you could have achieved.

To do well in this area of study a student needs to have a strong awareness of audience, they need to complete preparation where they actually consider how techniques in various articles influence others in their own words.

Study strategies: Do a lot of preparation Practise analysing techniques at work in the media around us Watch the news and read the papers, read opinion pieces on blogs, etc Interact with media Work on our vocabulary and writing - glossary activity is a good starting point for this

__**Homework Task 1:**__
 * 1. Highlight and annotate an article for the FAACCTTTS:**
 * a)Read the article 'Not Much To Like About Facebook Humiliation'**
 * Highlight persuasive techniques you can see being used in the article.**
 * b)Visit this link to view //Not much to like about Facebook humiliation// with annotations about the**
 * some of the persuasive techniques at work in the article: @http://diigo.com/0q7b8. (When you click**
 * this link you should be directed to our annotated page - I find that when the cursor is placed over the**
 * stickynote and turns to a white hand it reveals the annotation when you click it - good luck! You might**
 * find it possible to write your own comments too).**
 * 2.** **Turn to page 171 of your //Insight English//. In your ‘Using Language to Persuade’ section of your folder, complete the discussion points in relation to the article.**
 * 3.** **Read about cartoons and photographs on pp. 176-178 of your //Insight English//. Also complete the discussion points for each image in your folder.**
 * (While you have your //Insight English// open take the opportunity to have a look at the example analysis pieces in it).**



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**__INDEPENDENT LEARNING ACTION__** **__WRITE A LANGUAGE ANALYSIS:__**

If you completed the tasks set last session (Homework Task 1), that asked you to begin considering the article ‘Not Much To Like About Facebook Humiliation’, you should have identified a variety of persuasive techniques being used by Campbell and be in a good position to plan and write a single article analysis. 1) Using your knowledge of the article, plan your analysis. The essay mapping tool below can be used to outline a language analysis plan, click the image to access it.



2) Type your analysis in a word document 3) Publish your analysis to our practice SAC conferencing page

Consider the following points: __**BASIC ESSAY STRUCTURE for writing a 'single article' language analysis:**__ **__NB:__** You should be writing about a variety of persuasive techniques in your paragraphs. This will achieve the high level of depth that you need in your analysis to be marked well.
 * Introduction || **FAACCTTTS** – Form, Author/s, Audience, Contention, Context, __Title__, Tone, Techniques, Source ||
 * Body || (min. 3-4 paragraphs) – Address headline/visual imagery, persuasive technique/s, example/quote, effect on the reader ||
 * Conclusion || Comment on the overall persuasiveness of the piece, its overall impact on the intended audience ||

**__S/N LEARNING ACTION:__** **__COMPLETE YOUR LANGUAGE ANALYSIS PRACTICE SAC:__**


 * Analyse the use of language in text/s that present a point of view on an issue currently debated in the Australian media.**
 * ** Read, highlight and annotate ** (Consider FAACCTTTS)
 * ** Prepare ideas for writing ** (Consider FAACCTTTS and select techniques for analysis, ensure you include any visual imagery)
 * ** Plan ** (Outline introduction, body and conclusion paragraphs)
 * ** Write analysis ** (Develop each section of your essay with fluency and coherency, link body paragraphs to assist this. Include quotes in the body paragraphs)
 * ** Edit and proofread your work ** (Consider your expression for clarity, correct spelling and grammar, is there room for an inclusion to improve discussion)


 * Practice SAC task package: **



NB: Grouping and selecting techniques is a strategy that will help you plan a coherent response. Remember, a body paragraph needs to discuss a variety of techniques. Selecting three/four techniques that appear alongside each other, within the flow of the article, provides you with the depth of content you need for the body paragraphs of your analysis. Focus in on one or two techniques as the key discussion points in the paragraph and briefly reference one or two others. Considering and discussing the techniques as they appear chronologically throughout the article, is a tactic that works for most students to help maintain coherence and fluency. However, don’t be inflexible with your writing by using this approach. E.g., at times it might work well to discuss how a technique is used repetitively in an article, appearing in different segments. A really strong analytical comment could be made about this, where a student thinks carefully about and manages their writing so that they move outside of a strictly chronological analysis but maintain sense in their discussion.
 * Article and images for analysis: **
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