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This document provides instructions and learning objectives for a Class 8 reading analysis lesson. It discusses analyzing texts using the GAPLIST method, which involves analyzing the Genre, Audience, Purpose, Language, Information, Style, and Tone of a text. It provides definitions and examples of each component of the GAPLIST method. It also includes instructions for students to complete a Google Classroom activity analyzing a text using GAPLIST and to return to the Zoom window after 15 minutes.

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Componets of Text Analaysis Notes Part 3

This document provides instructions and learning objectives for a Class 8 reading analysis lesson. It discusses analyzing texts using the GAPLIST method, which involves analyzing the Genre, Audience, Purpose, Language, Information, Style, and Tone of a text. It provides definitions and examples of each component of the GAPLIST method. It also includes instructions for students to complete a Google Classroom activity analyzing a text using GAPLIST and to return to the Zoom window after 15 minutes.

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Class 8

TEXT ANALYSIS
G ul Moha r Rea der 8
(P g. 1-6)
CLASSROOM RULES

◦ Please keep your reference book and a notebook to take notes where necessary.

◦ Pay attention to the slides and the lecture.You are requested to participate in class discussions.

◦ Leave questions in the chat box or raise your hands if you have any query. Only relevant
questions should be asked.
◦ Understand the components of
the GAPLIST
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
◦ Identify GAPLIST components
from a given text
Analysing a text is all about finding out what the purpose
of the text is and figuring out if or not the writer was
successful in presenting his/her ideas well. Just like a
lawyer or investigator would do, when you read a text and
are asked to analyse it, you need to look at the evidence –
in this case, your text extract – and ask three questions in
order to interrogate it and get to the truth:

What does it i. What have they done?


What have they written about? What’s
mean to the meaning and purpose of the text?
ii. How have they done it?
analyse a text? What writing techniques have they used? Think of
your figurative language techniques.
iii. Why did they do it?
What effect were they hoping to achieve? How do they
want you to think and feel?
How do you respond personally to the text – was
the writer’s intention successful?
Use the GAPLIST to analyse the text!
• G – GENRE: What sort of genre is the text?

• A – AUDIENCE: Who is the text for?

• P – PURPOSE: What is the text trying to tell the readers?

• L – LANGUAGE: What language techniques has the writer used?

• I – INFORMATION: What is the content of the text?

• S – STYLE: How is the text presented to the readers?

• T – TONE: What sort of emotion is the text expressing?


1st/2nd/3rd person tone? Personal? Casual?
What is the type of text?

This will be obvious, as you are usually told where


GENRE the text comes from e.g. a newspaper, a magazine, a
website, a book etc. Knowing where the document
comes from will help you to think about the
intended audience.
Who is the text aimed at?

What audience did the writer have in mind? Is


the language more suited towards adults or
children? Make sure you have evidence to
AUDIENCE support your conclusions.

Remember: different styles of writing will be


used for different audiences. Consider the way
you talk to your teacher as compared to how you
would talk to your friends.
What does the text want you to tell?

Remember that all documents have a


PURPOSE purpose - some entertain, some
inform, some persuade, some argue etc.
The text will always have a specific
purpose, there may also be more than
one purpose.
Is the language persuasive, informative,
descriptive?

Is the language emotive? Does it make you feel


LANGUAGE angry, happy or sad? Alternatively, does the
writer use informative language? Or, is there a
mixture of emotive, informative or figurative
language? Does the writer use direct address?
You have to understand why specific
words/phrases are used!
Is the information in the text factual, opinion
based or a mixture of both?

You would need to identify this. For example, you


could talk about how the writer’s opinion seeks to
INFORMATION persuade the reader into thinking the same way as
them.

In order to help understand the writer’s opinion,


you can look at the title of the text, the conclusion
and what type of factual information is presented.
How is the text presented?
Ask yourself: are there quotations used, are the words
used long or short, is the text written in bullet points
or short paragraphs, are imagery and pictorial
STYLE descriptions used to make it eye-catching?
These are all similar to presentation devices (sub-
headings, headings etc).You would need to consider
the effect of the style on the writer’s intended
audience.
Tone is linked to language and can be defined as the
attitude of the writer towards the subject in the text.

What evidence supports your conclusion? Has the


TONE writer used metaphors or quotations for emphasis or to
express an extreme emotion? Or has the writer used a
lot of facts to help convey a serious tone? Or does the
writer/ speaker use a passionate tone to persuade or to
show you how strongly they feel about the topic?
GOOGLE CLASSROOM ACTIVITY

Please go to Google Classroom and solve the assigned activity.

Time : 15 minutes

Return to the Zoom window after completing your work.


◦ G – GENRE: fiction
◦ A – AUDIENCE: general
◦ P – PURPOSE: entertain; share excitement of
a teenager
◦ L – LANGUAGE: mainly emotive language;
use of direct speeches, figures of speech, good
Answers vocabulary, etc.
◦ I – INFORMATION: Things can go wrong
◦ S – STYLE: paragraphs, pictorial depiction,
relevant title
◦ T – TONE: light drama, optimistic
◦ G – GENRE: What sort of genre is the text?
◦ A – AUDIENCE: Who is the text for?
◦ P – PURPOSE: What is the text trying to do to the
reader?
◦ L – LANGUAGE: What language techniques has
PLENARY the writer used?
◦ I – INFORMATION: What is text trying to tell the
reader?
◦ S – STYLE: How is the text presented to you?
◦ T – TONE: What sort of emotion is the text
expressing?
THANK YOU

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