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US2989 Level 2 3 credits Communication Skills Select , assess, and read texts to gain knowledge

US2989 Level 2 3 credits Communication Skills Select , assess, and read texts to gain knowledge. Practice with a sample text : a film brochure. Start thinking about your own topic. Choose ONE of the following topics . A . A career that interests you. or

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US2989 Level 2 3 credits Communication Skills Select , assess, and read texts to gain knowledge

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  1. US2989Level 2 3 creditsCommunication SkillsSelect, assess, and read texts to gain knowledge Practice with a sample text: a film brochure

  2. Start thinking aboutyour own topic Choose ONE of the following topics. A. A career that interests you. or B. A place you would like to travel to. or C. A special item you would like to buy e.g. a new phone or Ipod or laptop or car. or D. A research project you need to do for another subject.

  3. Practising today with class materials. Practice with a sample text: 12 short tasks to do.

  4. FILLING IN THE DETAILS My reading topic is: research into advertising methods I chose this topic because I need to complete an assessment for media Studies. TEXT 1 Title: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Author/ owner: www.milleniumtrilogy.movie.com Type of text: film brochure The text is about: some key elements of the story and the characters in the film as well as the books and why they are worth watching or reading.

  5. 9 Close reading questions • Target audience (readers) and why. • Summarise the content of the text. • Explain why people read this kind of text. • What kinds of words are used and are they appropriate to my topic?Quote examples. • Is the style formal or informal? Is the style appropriate for my topic? Quote examples. • How is the text formatted and set out? Give details. • Is this layout appropriate for the purpose? Why/ why not? • What other elements of presentation are there? e.g. colour; graphics; diagrams; photographs; subheadings...etc. Give examples. • Are these presentation elements useful for the purpose of the text? Read the text and answer these 9 questions.

  6. Ranking the text How useful is the text for your reading purpose and explain why. This text is useful/ not that useful for my research into advertising methods because…

  7. Listing 3 main points from the text j. Summarise three main points of the text and give examples (quotes) for each from the text. 1. 2. 3.

  8. And finally…finding opinions in the text. k. Explain any opinions expressed in the text. State if there were no opinions expressed and why not.

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