Creating layered language analysis
I can find the best words in a text to create a layered analysis.
Creating layered language analysis
I can find the best words in a text to create a layered analysis.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Single words can provide an opportunity for rich analysis.
- To find the best words you should consider if they evoke a feeling, create a description or present a perspective.
- Layering your word analysis means saying a lot about a little.
- Considering word types, connotations, reader reaction and writer’s intention can help to create a layered analysis.
Keywords
Analysis - to unpick and examine a text in detail, considering a writer’s choice of language and intention
Evoke - to provoke or bring out a feeling or emotion
Connotation - the feelings or words associated with a word
Rudimentary - basic or not developed
Common misconception
Evidence, or quotations, need to be long when used in an analytical paragraph or response.
If you select the right words, single words can provide an opportunity for rich analysis. Layering your comments means you can say a lot about a little!
Equipment
You need access to the article: "Rats in their digs, jam sandwiches for lunch and playing in children's boots... inside the hidden world of women's football", available from 'The Mail Online'.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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