I genuinely believe that this is the easiest of the reading questions. The way you write your paragraphs is slightly more complicated, but the skills you need are really not very tough at all.
Firstly, consult your 'How to get your C' booklet that I gave you earlier. It has a full list of presentational features which you should be looking out for: Pictures, Diagrams, Colours, Layout, Headings, Subheadings, Logos, Links, Adverts, Fonts etc.
All you have to do is compare about 6 of those between TWO of the texts.
Here is how you should set out your paragraphs:
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What presentational feature are you
going to talk about? (eg, use of pictures)
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Why is this good in text 1?
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What is good or effective about this?
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What will this make the target audience
think?
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Now tell me about the same feature
(pictures) in text two
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What is good or effective about it?
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What will this make the target audience
think?
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Which is better and why?
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Here is an example answer for the same exam paper I showed you earlier.
The question is:
Choose two of the three sources and compare the way that both texts use
presentational features for effect.
I have chosen source …1… and …2...
Remember to:
write about the way the sources are presented
explain the effect of the presentational features
compare the way they look.
Here is my example answer:
Paragraph 1
The first way that I would like to compare the two texts is the way they use pictures. In text one, the picture is very effective because it shows the actor Johnny Depp, and the reaction of the girl who he came to visit. They both look very happy. This is effective because the target audience will want to read the article when they see the clear view of a famous actor's face. Also, the fact that it shows the girl looking very happy will make the article seem more interesting as people will wonder why such a famous character has visited a school. On the other hand, the use of pictures in text 2 is a little bit better. In this picture, the photographer has caught a rescue rope being thrown mid-air. His makes it almost feel as if the rescue is happening as we speak! This will make readers want to read more quickly to get all the details.
Paragraph 2
The second way in which we could compare the two texts is through their use of colour. In text 2, the background is mainly blue, and a lot of orange is also used. This is useful for two reasons. Firstly, the use of the colour blue is important as it reminds us of water, which is where more of the rescues take place. Also, orange and blue are the colours of the RNLI so it will remind the readers which charity they are reading about. On the other hand, text 1 does not really use the same use of colour. The text is almost entirely black and white. This is appropriate as it will remind readers of a newspaper, so the target audience of adult age will associate this text with the news. The word 'Online' is written in blue to make it stand out and to make readers realise that this is a web based version of the newspaper. Text 2 is much better because it uses much more imaginative use of colour.
Paragraph 3
The third way I would like to compare the texts is the way they use fonts. Text 1 uses quite a basic font that we would expect in a newspaper. This reminds us of the type of text we are reading. The word 'Mail' is written in a really old-fashioned font which makes us think that the newspaper is very old. This might make us respect the newspaper more. In text two it uses basic fonts throughout. Even though this is a bit boring, it is still quite effective because it makes it easy to follow and read for anybody who is interested in the event. The writing is in blue to remind us that it is a water rescue.
That is the kind of thing you should be doing. Just try to write about SIX paragraphs instead of just THREE!
Stay tuned, I'll add some WRITING help now.
NW
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