Approaching language analysis isn’t that difficult – just like anything in English, it’s about following a series of logical steps and explaining your reasoning in a clear and eloquent way. When you begin analysing an article there are 5 different things that you will need to look for and be able to explain with any article or publication:
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Below are two editorials on shark culling from Australian newspapers. One is in support of the Western Australian government’s proposed plans to cull shark, and the other is very critical of the proposal:
Using the above approach, along with you knowledge of persuasive language devices, you will need to carefully read and annotate BOTH articles.
In either short paragraphs or a series of full sentence dot points, you will then need to identify and explain, for each article:
- The author’s contention
- The article’s tone
- Identify the arguments presented in the article
- Identify and explain the impact of as many persuasive devices as possible.
