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Analysis/Commentary structure
Intro
Content/theme
Audience, purpose, context
Tone and mood
Stylistic features
Structure/ conventions of text type
Use PIE
P - point
I - illustration
E - explanation
“How many of us haven’t watched a Hollywood film or read in the gossip
magazines about the transgressions of Hollywood stars? How many of us
can name a Bollywood film or a Bollywood star? In the text “Prince of Tides”
(magazine article “Piyush Roy” taken from Stardust Icon), the reader is
presented with an insight into an enigmatic equivalent of Hollywood’s Johnny
Depp.”
e.g 3 Notes from a Big Country
“When you hear the word “Moose” (sometimes referred to as an Elk), it may
evoke a mental image of a giant, majestic animal silhouetted on horizon, antlers
bearing witness to its many years? When you read the extract from Bill Bryson’s
Notes from a Big a Country (an essay collection), the rather romantic picture
described is very quickly erased from one’s mind. According to Bryson, our
romantic image may be somewhat misplaced.”
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Content and Theme (bigger message) – what is the text about (summarise the
main points – literal meaning – of the text) and what message/s does the text/
author convey? The message/theme should be able to be captured in a phrase,
e.g. Marta Stewart text “modernity has brought the average person comfort and
efficiency but at the cost of old knowledge passed on through generations”.
“How many of us haven’t watched a Hollywood film or read in the gossip
magazines about the transgressions of Hollywood stars? How many of us
can name a Bollywood film or a Bollywood star? In the text “Prince of Tides”
(magazine article “Piyush Roy” taken from Stardust Icon), the reader is
presented with an insight into an enigmatic equivalent of Hollywood’s Johnny
Depp.”
e.g 3 Notes from a Big Country
Analysis/Commentary structure
Intro
Content/theme
Audience, purpose, context
Tone and mood
Stylistic features
Structure/ conventions of text type
Use PIE
P - point
I - illustration
E - explanation
“How many of us haven’t watched a Hollywood film or read in the gossip
magazines about the transgressions of Hollywood stars? How many of us
can name a Bollywood film or a Bollywood star? In the text “Prince of Tides”
(magazine article “Piyush Roy” taken from Stardust Icon), the reader is
presented with an insight into an enigmatic equivalent of Hollywood’s Johnny
Depp.”
e.g 3 Notes from a Big Country
“When you hear the word “Moose” (sometimes referred to as an Elk), it may
evoke a mental image of a giant, majestic animal silhouetted on horizon, antlers
bearing witness to its many years? When you read the extract from Bill Bryson’s
Notes from a Big a Country (an essay collection), the rather romantic picture
described is very quickly erased from one’s mind. According to Bryson, our
romantic image may be somewhat misplaced.”
Paragraph 1
Content and Theme (bigger message) – what is the text about (summarise the
main points – literal meaning – of the text) and what message/s does the text/
author convey? The message/theme should be able to be captured in a phrase,
e.g. Marta Stewart text “modernity has brought the average person comfort and
efficiency but at the cost of old knowledge passed on through generations”.
“How many of us haven’t watched a Hollywood film or read in the gossip
magazines about the transgressions of Hollywood stars? How many of us
can name a Bollywood film or a Bollywood star? In the text “Prince of Tides”
(magazine article “Piyush Roy” taken from Stardust Icon), the reader is
presented with an insight into an enigmatic equivalent of Hollywood’s Johnny
Depp.”
e.g 3 Notes from a Big Country