English non-literary analysis
| English | 中文 | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| visual hierarchy/ˈvɪʒuːəl ˈhaɪərɑːki/ | 视觉层级 | shì jué céng jí |
| register/ˈredʒɪstə/ | 语域 | yǔ yù |
A decision you can investigate
- An advert says only three days left beside a large countdown.
- Words and layout cooperate to create urgency rather than simply deliver information.
Build the explanation
- Identify text type, audience and purpose, then analyse how choices construct meaning.
- Visual hierarchy 视觉层级, diction, framing and register 语域 can guide attention and position the reader.
Match the terms to their precise meanings.
Use these definitions in the particular context of English non-literary analysis.
Work through the evidence
- Only three days left combines a restrictive word with a time limit; the large countdown makes urgency visible.
- Explain how this could prompt quick action, while acknowledging that different readers may resist the message.
What is the best analysis of the countdown?
Only three days left combines a restrictive word with a time limit; the large countdown makes urgency visible. Explain how this could prompt quick action, while acknowledging that different readers may resist the message.
Test the limits
- Do not list techniques without their function or assume an effect occurs for every reader.
- HL analyses both unseen texts in Paper 1; SL chooses one. Practise complete analysis rather than doubling an SL answer.
Which caution belongs to this particular task?
Do not list techniques without their function or assume an effect occurs for every reader. HL analyses both unseen texts in Paper 1; SL chooses one. Practise complete analysis rather than doubling an SL answer.
The explanation in this lesson makes a conditional claim; relevant context and evidence still matter.
HL analyses both unseen texts in Paper 1; SL chooses one. Practise complete analysis rather than doubling an SL answer.
Apply and explain your answer
- What is the best analysis of the countdown?
- It makes the time limit prominent and supports the advert's pressure to act quickly.
Choose the two statements supported by this lesson.
The concept and worked evidence support these claims; the stated limits rule out the universal shortcut.
Use the terms precisely
- register: Language choices suited to a purpose, audience and situation.
- visual hierarchy: Arrangement that gives some elements greater prominence.
Only three days left combines a restrictive word with a time limit; the large countdown makes urgency visible. Explain how this could prompt quick action, while acknowledging that different readers may resist the message.
Do not list techniques without their function or assume an effect occurs for every reader. HL analyses both unseen texts in Paper 1; SL chooses one. Practise complete analysis rather than doubling an SL answer.
Identify text type, audience and purpose, then analyse how choices construct meaning.