Literary Text Types
The Personal Response or Review
The personal response in English responds to
an artistic work such as a novel, verse, a film or a theatrical
performance.
A response will also consider it's audience
and where it will be published.
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Structure |
Language Features |
Comments |
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Context of the artistic work |
- paragraphs beginning with a
topic sentence
- description through the use
of noun groups
- technical terms
- action verbs
- thinking and feeling verbs
- words that express feelings
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Provide details such as the title of
the text, the composer's name and a very brief summary of the
content. |
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Description of the artistic work |
Describe the key features of the
text such as:
- the content
- characterisation
- language - print and/or
visual
- other literary techniques
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Judgement of the artistic work |
Provide a critical and a personal
analysis of the text and a concluding evaluation or
recommendation. |
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