1. HOW DOES THE TEXT USE LANGUAGE TO CREATE MEANINGS AND REPRESENTATIONS?

2. ESTIMATED BOUNDARIES /25: A - 20 B - 17 C - 15 D - 13 E - 11

3. MEANINGS
WHAT OBVIOUS (EXPLICIT) MESSAGE IS BEING COMMUNICATED BY THE TEXT PRODUCER?
WHAT MIGHT BE THE HIDDEN (IMPLICIT) MESSAGE?
WHAT MIGHT RECEIVERS OF THE TEXT INFER ABOUT THE MESSAGE? (ATTITUDES, OPINIONS, INTERPRETATIONS)
EXPLORATORY – TENTATIVE – EVALUATE - COMPLEXITIES

4. WHAT SYNONYMS CAN YOU THINK OF?
REPRESENTATIONS
WHAT SYNONYMS CAN YOU THINK OF?
IMAGES
ILLUSTRATIONS
DEMONSTRATIONS
ARGUMENTS
VERSIONS
PORTRAYALS
DESCRIPTIONS
SIGNIFICATIONS
CHARACTERISTICS
DENOTATIONS

5. WHAT OR WHO IS REPRESENTED (INVOLVED) IN THE TEXT?
REPRESENTATIONS
WHAT OR WHO IS REPRESENTED (INVOLVED) IN THE TEXT?

6. REPRESENTATIONS – WHAT?
INTERESTS
THEMES
ATTITUDES
OPINIONS
IDEOLOGIES
EVENTS
CIRCUMSTANCES
MOVEMENTS
BUSINESSES
PURPOSES
SUBJECTS

7. REPRESENTATIONS – WHO? SOCIAL GROUPS
INDIVIDUALS
AGES
GENDERS
SOCIAL CLASSES
ETHNICITIES
NATIONALITIES/LOCATIONS
EDUCATION LEVELS
JOBS
STATUS
SOCIAL GROUPS

8. SUBJECT – WHAT IS THE TEXT ABOUT?
EXAMPLE STRUCTURE
INTRO
SUBJECT – WHAT IS THE TEXT ABOUT?
WHAT TECHNIQUES MADE YOU REALISE THIS?
HOW DID THEY? HOW DO THEY WORK SO WELL?
WHY DID THE PRODUCER USE THEM?
PURPOSE – WHY WAS THE TEXT PRODUCED?
AUDIENCE – WHO IS PRODUCING THIS TEXT? WHO IS IT AIMED AT?

9. TOP BAND ANALYSIS IDEAS
WHICH MEANINGS OR REPRESENTATIONS ARE CLICHÉ OR STEREOTYPICAL?
ARE THE ANY COMPLEXITIES (THINGS YOU WOULDN’T STEREOTYPICALLY EXPECT) FROM THE MEANINGS OR REPRESENTATIONS?
ARE THERE ANY GENDER ISSUES PRESENT?
ARE THERE ANY POWER ISSUES PRESENT?
DOES THE TEXT HAVE ANY LIMITATIONS/WEAKNESSES/ CONTRAINTS/RESTRICTIONS/ IMPERFECTIONS?

10. APPROACHING THE TEXT:
WHAT IS BEING REPRESENTED HERE? GIVE SPECFICS IF YOU HAVE EVIDENCE
WHO IS BEING REPRESENTED HERE? GIVE SPECFICS IF YOU HAVE EVIDENCE
WHAT IS THE EXPLICIT MESSAGE?
WHAT IS THE IMPLICIT MESSAGE?
WHAT ELSE MIGHT THE RECEIVER INFER?

11. COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE TEXTS, SHOWING WAYS IN WHICH THEY ARE SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT IN THEIR LANGUAGE USE

12. ESTIMATED BOUNDARIES /20:
C - 12
D - 10
E - 8

13. QU3 COMPARISON MUST CONSIDER: SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES
LINGUISTIC CONCEPTS (SOCIOLINGUISTIC TOPICS)
LANGUAGE FEATURES
RANGE OF FRAMEWORKS AS EVIDENCE
AUDIENCES
PURPOSES
GENRES
MODES
TONES
CONTEXTS
REGISTERS

14. HOW TO APPROACH... STRUCTURE 1 STRUCTURE 2
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN CONCEPTS/CONTEXTS AND LANGUAGE FEATURES
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CONCEPTS/CONTEXTS AND LANGUAGE FEATURES
SUMMARY
SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SUBJECTS AND LANGUAGE FEATURES
SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AUDIENCES AND LANGUAGE FEATURES
SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PURPOSES AND LANGUAGE FEATURES
SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GENRES, MODES AND LANGUAGE FEATURES
SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REGISTERS, TONES AND LANGUAGE FEATURES

15. BEST QU3 ANSWERS… SHORT INTRO/CONCLUSION BUT LENGTHY PARAGRAPHS
CONTEXTUAL FOCUS
FIRST SENTENCES ARE COMPARATIVE
COMPARISON WEAVED THROUGHOUT
ABUDANT IN EVIDENCE AND TECHNIQUES
PRECISE, DETAILED, EXPLORATORY, PERCEPTIVE
USED GENDER KNOWLEDGE
USED HELPNOTES FROM BOTH TEXTS
USED STYLE GUIDE AND ANALYSIS ADVICE
EXPLORED HOW THE CONNECTIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT