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SECTION Y1 (16 PAGES)
LITERACY (PAGE 1)
LITERACY (PAGE 2)
Literacy
Literacy
Commenting on texts
The following terms will help you understand and discuss the skills you use in your reading
and writing.
What’s your point?
TERM
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
First make a simple statement about what the writer does:
Subject
The main focus of a sentence
The boy dreamed of owning a
shop in London.
Noun
A word used to identify a person,
place, object or idea
The boy dreamed of owning a
shop in London.
Pronoun
A word used in the place of one or
more nouns
She said they would never
find it.
Give evidence from the text to support your point.
Verb
A word or phrase that indicates an
action or state of being
She waited beside the lift,
hoping he would see her.
Phrase
Two or more linked words in a sentence
that don’t make full sense on their own
I avoid dangerous situations.
Clause
Part of a sentence containing a verb
From the window, in the
distance, you can see the hills.
Main clause
A clause that can exist on its own as
a simple sentence
You can see the hills.
Subordinate
clause
A clause that needs to be attached to
a main clause to make full sense
He enjoyed his meal until he
saw the chef.
Adjective
A word or phrase that modifies a noun
or pronoun
An old man shouted from a
terraced house.
Adverb
A word or phrase that modifies a verb,
adjective or another adverb
The man spoke very loudly.
Words to talk about texts
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These terms will help you understand and discuss the skills you use in your reading and writing.
The writer shows this by using…
The writer describes… as…
For example...
For instance, in the third paragraph...
The writer states:
Analyse how the writer's methods affect the reader.
Analyse how key words and techniques from the evidence help to get these effects.
The effect of this is…
This makes the reader feel that…
This suggests that…
Evaluate the text to determine the objective and credibility
of the work.
Knowing the context...
At the time this was...
Coming from this source...
TERM
DEFINITION
Fact
Information that can be proved to be correct
Key reading skills
Opinion
A personal viewpoint which is not necessarily based on fact
All these skills will be needed each time you read a new text.
Purpose
The reason why a text has been written
Target audience
The group of people a text aims to communicate with
Reading for meaning
The slow, careful first reading of a new text
Layout
Positioning material on the page to create the best effect
Scanning
Presentation
The use of techniques such as headings, changes in font or
graphics to add extra meaning to the text
Looking swiftly from the top left to the bottom right of
a text to form a first general impression
Skimming
Moving the eyes quickly over each line of a text to pick
out key words or phrases
Reading ‘Between the lines’
Using clues in a text to work out what a writer is implying
(hinting at) in order to explain their viewpoints or to
comment on the methods they use
Reading ‘With a writer’s eye’
Analysing and appreciating the techniques a writer has used
to achieve their purpose or to engage their target audience
Description
Literacy (page 2)
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Word choice
The word selection a writer makes to influence the reader’s response
Sentence structure
The ways in which the writer changes sentence organisation to
influence the reader
Imagery
The use of techniques such as similes, metaphors and
personification to create pictures in the reader’s mind
Phonology
TYPE OF READING
Techniques using the effects of the sounds of words such as
onomatopoeia, alliteration and assonance
Description
Literacy (page 1)
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The writer suggests that…
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DEFINITION
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Words to talk about language
