English A Language And Literature Essay Example

These notes to testers are intended merely as guidelines to help taging. They are non offered as an thorough and fixed set of responses or attacks to which all replies must stiffly adhere. Good thoughts or angles non offered here should be acknowledged and rewarded as appropriate. Similarly. replies which do non include all the thoughts or attacks suggested here should be rewarded suitably.

Section A

Campaigners are required to compare a missive from John Steinbeck to his eldest boy Thom with an “advice” amusing strip by Ken Cursoe. both of which explore the virtuousnesss ( or non ) of being in love. An equal to good analysis will:

• note the commonalties of the two texts. such as Thom and Luke both seeking advice about love. the “expert’s” sentiment about love. male/female differentiations. etc • note some
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  of the differences between the two texts. such as male parent / Tiny Sepuku. earnestness / wit. missive / advice column/cartoon. etc

• remark on the different text types. observing some features of each. ( For illustration. the missive observes the conventions of the signifier and responds to a missive on a personal degree and addresses the issues it raises in a clear and logical manner. The sketch. sitting as an advice column. opens with a brief missive of two inquiries answered by Tiny in a “tongue-in-cheek” manner through seven sketchs of the “super powers” that love gives to either the male or female in the relationship )
• remark on the differences of context as deduced from the times and state of affairss in which the texts were generated and from issues and mentions made within the texts themselves. such as