LAN3260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Differentiated Instruction, Simile
14 Apr 2019
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These aspects drive all the other choices that writers make about their texts: topic knowledge; underpinned by experiences and opportunities to talk, purpose; determines genre and grammatical choices, vocabulary and formality of text. Understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience. Identify characteristic features used in persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text. Top level structures, ways that information is organised (text level, paragraph level, sentence level) Voice (allows the writer to connect with the reader), clarity and precision (strong images, avoids ambiguity), lexical devices (metaphor, simile), lexical cohesion (reference, allows clarity in writing, normalisation, formalises; depersonalises, moves from specific to general) Attention to sentence construction allows writers to; add variety to writing (rhythm and flow) add subtlety to writing, connect ideas to show relationships, be more concise and precise. Logical flow of ideas: main ideas to supporting details.
