Paper 1 Textual Analysis

ACTS

Audience & Purpose

• Time? Place? Author history?
• Target audience?
• Author's purpose?

Content & Theme

• What's it all about?
• Main ideas?

Tone

• Author's attitude?
• Target audience reaction?
• Reader reaction?
• Atmosphere?

Stylistic Devices & Structure

• Language + meaning = message
• DIDLTS
• SCASI
• Organisation? Layout? Format?
• Type of text?

DIDLTS

SCASI

Introduction

What to Include

• text title, author
• context, audience, purpose
• thesis statement

Body Paragraphs

What to Include

• Point
• Evidence
• Analysis
• Effect

Conclusion

What to Include

• Thesis re-stated
• Personal response