Starter quiz
- What word beginning with 'D' means to teach or instruct in an authoritative way?
- 'didactic' ✓
- Match the word with the definition.
- context⇔the who, what, where and when of the text ✓
- purpose⇔why the text was written ✓
- audience⇔the person or group being addressed by the text ✓
- title⇔the name given to the text ✓
- form⇔the type of text for example, letter or speech ✓
- Which of the following is written in a formal register?
- Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. ✓
- Hi there, I hope you're well.
- Ok, let's get started.
- We are gathered here today. ✓
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- How do we stereotypically address a reader when we are writing the salutation of a letter?
- 'Dear ' ✓
- What are key conventions of letter writing?
- an address at the beginning ✓
- a signature ✓
- date ✓
- typed not handwritten
- neat handwriting
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- What would you expect from a letter which is written to advise?
- annoyance
- sympathy ✓
- kindness ✓
- helpful suggestions ✓
- a list of tasks
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Exit quiz
- Match the words with their definitions.
- patronised⇔being treated as if you are insignificant ✓
- caution⇔a warning or a reminder to be careful ✓
- indifferent⇔when you aren't interested in something ✓
- uncertainty⇔a state of not knowing something or being unsure ✓
- In which century did Jane Austen live?
- 20th and 21st
- 19th and 20th
- 18th and 19th ✓
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- One of Jane Austen's famous books is called 'Pride and ______'.
- 'Prejudice' ✓
- Which of the following are books by John Steinbeck?
- Look Back in Anger
- The Grapes of Wrath ✓
- Of Mice and Men ✓
- A Letter to My Son
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- Austen's advice to Fanny in her 1814 letter is more ______ than Steinbeck's 1958 letter to Thom.
- philosophical
- kind
- pragmatic ✓
- idealistic
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- Which of the following signal that you will be writing about differences?
- both ✓
- also
- whereas ✓
- however ✓
- yet ✓
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Key learning points
- When comparing, look for similarities and differences.
- Look for subtle differences, where there is a clear similarity, but subtle variations.
- To express differences, use a correlative and comparative conjunctions.
- Recapping the context of a text can help you to understand why the advice or attitude of each writer is different.
- Circumstances may be similar, but being a man or a woman or living in different centuries will make a difference.
Common misconception
Students often think that differences need to be large when comparing texts.
Encourage them to look for subtle differences.
Keywords
Patronised - the experience of being treated as if you are insignificant is being patronised
Caution - advice or warning
Indifferent - not being interested in or not caring about something or someone
Pragmatic - solving things in a sensible, practical way rather than obeying theories or ideas
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