Diversity - Key Info Flashcards
What defines a broadsheet newspaper?
formal , text-heavy and aimed at well educated audiences
What defines a tabloid newspaper?
Less formal than broadsheets
Sensationalised
Graphologically diverse (pictures and fonts for headlines)
Aimed at working-class people
What is section A of Paper 2 - Language Diversity and change?
Language diversity and change
What is section B of Paper 2 - language , diversity and change?
Language discourses
How many marks is Q3?
40 marks
Where does The Times sit on the political spectrum? (Broadsheet)
It leans to the right
Where does The Telegraph sit on the political spectrum? (Broadsheet)
It leans to the right
Where does The Guardian sit on the political spectrum? (Broadsheet)
It leans to the left
Where does The Sun sit on the political spectrum? (Tabloid)
It leans to the right
Where does The Daily Mirror sit on the political spectrum? (Tabloid)
It leans to the left
What is a prescriptivist?
Someone who believes in the supremacy of Standard English and RP
What is a descriptivist?
An individual who believes that all accents and dialects are equal
(us as far as the exam is concerned)
What are the key steps for Q3?
Highlight the text with the 3 highlighter technique
An introduction
Planning and writing topic paragraphs based on the 3 highlighter technique
