'After Dark': selecting evidence to support language analysis
I can use a range of meaningful and relevant evidence to support my language analysis.
'After Dark': selecting evidence to support language analysis
I can use a range of meaningful and relevant evidence to support my language analysis.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- When looking for quotations useful for analysis, we need to ensure our evidence is relevant and meaningful.
- Meaningful evidence is language with powerful connotations that you can dig deeper into.
- We can make our language analysis more effective by linking evidence together to support our ideas.
- Actively search for patterns in language to strengthen your language analysis.
Keywords
Relevant - connected to what is being discussed
Meaningful - useful or important; communicating something that is not directly expressed
Connotations - an idea or feeling that a word evokes
Patterns - repeating of similar elements in a text
Common misconception
A response is successful if it includes relevant quotes.
We should aim high in our language analysis. That means going a step further to use the most meaningful evidence as well as looking for patterns in the text that help us gather a collection of evidence.
Equipment
You will need access to the opening paragraph from Chapter 1 of 'After Dark' by Haruki Murakami for this lesson.
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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