p1sa: essay skills

Question 1

basis of comparison (for purpose/ producer/audience)

Answer 1

1. prior knowledge (how much they know)
   - shared
   - partial
   - exclusive
2. prior motivation (how much they care)
   - invested
   - indifferent
   - resistant

Question 2

basis of comparison (ideational meaning - how the subject is represented)

Answer 2

1. frame (capacity of Prod/tone)
   - institutional/factual
   - individual/opinioned
2. accessibility (cheem or not)
   - technical
   - layman
3. context (length/concept)
   - brief/abstract
   - comprehensive/concrete

Question 3

basis of comparison (interpersonal meaning - how the Producer-Audience relationship is positioned)

Answer 3

1. distance
   - proximal/relatable
   - distant/impersonal
2. image
   - collaborative/lay
   - impositive/authoritative
3. status
   - professional/civil
   - personal/casual

Question 4

basis of comparison (textual meaning - how the text is structured)

Answer 4

1. schema
   - cause-effect
   - condition-consequence
   - compare
   - contrast
   - problem-solution
   - question-answer
   - sequence
2. shift
   - individual-societal
   - local-global
   - micro-macro
   - past-present
3. structure
   - planned (any form of writing)
   - semi-planned (podcast)
   - spontaneous (conversation)