Comparison
When we compare two things, we consider what is similar about them and what is different about them.
Two people could write about the same subject and have different perspectives. Imagine if a person who loves football and a person who hates it both described a football game. They would be describing the same thing, but the language they used to talk about it would be very different.
Comparing writers’ perspectives is not about saying who is right or wrong or which is better. It’s about looking at how they use language to present their perspective and influence the reader.
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Objective?
Practise
What's the objective?
AO3 of the English Language assessment objectives looks at comparing writers’ ideas and perspectives.
You’ll be asked to look at two texts that are both about the same topic. You’ll then compare the two texts to analyse the ways in which they are similar and different. This could include:
- how the writers feel about the subject;
- how the writers make the audience feel about the subject;
- how the writers use language and structure to get their ideas across.
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Mr Bruff's Guide to Comparing non-fiction texts
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Home
Prepare to Compare - Source A
Next Page
Read Text A, a newspaper report about a robbery, then answer the questions below.
Source A
Home
Prepare to Compare - Source B
Next Page
Back a Page
Read Text B, a newspaper report about a robbery, then answer the questions below.
Source B
Give me a clue!
Home
Spot the difference
Next Page
Source B
Source A
Back a Page
Home
Write it Up
Back a Page
Source B
Source A
Try and write up one full comparison.
- Identify language features and use quotations.
- Describe the effect on the reader of the quotations you’ve chosen.
- Use comparison words to show how the effects are similar or different.
Blooming Disgrace!
Smash and grab shocker at town florist.
Blooming Disgrace!
Smash and grab shocker at town florist.
Thieves Snatch Thousands from Flower Shop
Thieves Snatch Thousands from Flower Shop
Blooming Disgrace!
Smash and grab shocker at town florist.
Text A...
...is from a broadsheet newspaper. It aims to inform the audience about events while remaining serious and trustworthy.
Text B...
...is from a tabloid newspaper. It also aims to inform the audience, but tries to entertain at the same time. Tabloids often make events seem as shocking and dramatic as possible.
Thieves Snatch Thousands from Flower Shop
En605 - Wk 8 L1 - Comparison Question
Academy 21
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Comparison
When we compare two things, we consider what is similar about them and what is different about them. Two people could write about the same subject and have different perspectives. Imagine if a person who loves football and a person who hates it both described a football game. They would be describing the same thing, but the language they used to talk about it would be very different. Comparing writers’ perspectives is not about saying who is right or wrong or which is better. It’s about looking at how they use language to present their perspective and influence the reader.
Show me a video
Objective?
Practise
What's the objective?
AO3 of the English Language assessment objectives looks at comparing writers’ ideas and perspectives. You’ll be asked to look at two texts that are both about the same topic. You’ll then compare the two texts to analyse the ways in which they are similar and different. This could include:
Back
Mr Bruff's Guide to Comparing non-fiction texts
Back
Home
Prepare to Compare - Source A
Next Page
Read Text A, a newspaper report about a robbery, then answer the questions below.
Source A
Home
Prepare to Compare - Source B
Next Page
Back a Page
Read Text B, a newspaper report about a robbery, then answer the questions below.
Source B
Give me a clue!
Home
Spot the difference
Next Page
Source B
Source A
Back a Page
Home
Write it Up
Back a Page
Source B
Source A
Try and write up one full comparison.
Blooming Disgrace!
Smash and grab shocker at town florist.
Blooming Disgrace!
Smash and grab shocker at town florist.
Thieves Snatch Thousands from Flower Shop
Thieves Snatch Thousands from Flower Shop
Blooming Disgrace!
Smash and grab shocker at town florist.
Text A...
...is from a broadsheet newspaper. It aims to inform the audience about events while remaining serious and trustworthy.
Text B...
...is from a tabloid newspaper. It also aims to inform the audience, but tries to entertain at the same time. Tabloids often make events seem as shocking and dramatic as possible.
Thieves Snatch Thousands from Flower Shop