Starter quiz
- 'Prose writing that is informative or factual rather than fictional' is the definition of?
- Fiction
- Non-fiction ✓
- Personal narrative
- Anecdote
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- A text that provides useful or interesting information is the definition of which word beginning with 'I'?
- 'Informative' ✓
- Complete this sentence: If a writer uses "I", it suggests that the text is written in ______ person.'
- first ✓
- second
- third
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- Which reading skill can help you before reading a complex text?
- clarifying
- questioning
- summarising
- predicting ✓
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- Complete this sentence to fill the blanks: Contextual information can include; __________, __________ and _________.
- when the text was written ✓
- who the text was written by ✓
- what the text is about ✓
- how the writer uses language
- why the writer has made specific choices
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- In a first-person narrative, which pronoun is typically used to refer to the narrator?
- He
- They
- I ✓
- You
- She
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Exit quiz
- Which of the below can be helpful in predicting what an article is going to be about?
- the title ✓
- the author ✓
- where it is published ✓
- its length
- the year it was published ✓
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- 'Reflection of one's thoughts, feelings, and opinions on a particular topic or piece of literature' is the definition of a ______ response.
- 'personal' ✓
- Which of the following factors might contribute to the implication that Jamrach may want to portray himself as brave in his encounter with a tiger in the article 'My Struggle with Tiger'?
- It was published in 1879. ✓
- The title implies an encounter with a tiger.
- It was published in 'The Boy's Own Paper'. ✓
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- 'Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure' is the definition of ______.
- 'prose' ✓
- Rawlinson's article, 'Gorilla recaptured after escape...', is written over a hundred years after Jamrach's 'Tiger' article - how do you think this might affect attitudes towards animals in captivity?
- Rawlinson's article is likely to be more sympathetic. ✓
- Jamrach's article is likely to be more sympathetic.
- There isn't likely to be any change in attitude.
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- Which of the following factors from Rawlinson's article, 'Gorilla recaptured after escape...', might suggest a less emotional, personal response to the animals?
- It was written by a man.
- It was published in a national newspaper.
- It appears to be third-person narrative. ✓
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Key learning points
- Asking questions about the writer and time of publication can help us understand the perspective of the writer.
- Asking questions about the genre, audience and publication can help understand the writer’s intentions.
- Analysing non-fiction is important because it helps us understand why information is being offered to us in that way.
- Developing a personal response is important because it helps us to see how the text fits with our world view.
Common misconception
That you don't need to analyse non-fiction texts - just absorb the information.
Analysing non-fiction texts is essential because it helps us understand who is offering us this information and why are they offering it to us.
Keywords
Non-fiction - prose writing that is informative or factual rather than fictional
Predict - say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something
Prose - written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
Informative - providing useful or interesting information
Personal response - reflection of one's thoughts, feelings, and opinions on a particular topic or piece of literature
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