Free HSC Year 11 English Studies Flashcard Review
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What is a main idea?
The central point a text keeps developing.
What is supporting information?
Evidence, examples, statistics or events that develop the main idea.
Name four common purposes of texts.
To inform, persuade, entertain and reflect (or instruct).
Difference between mode and medium?
Mode is how meaning is made (written, spoken, visual); medium is the channel (print, podcast, website).
What is explicit meaning?
Information the text states directly.
What is implicit meaning?
Ideas suggested but not directly stated, found by inference.
What is an inference?
A reasoned conclusion based on clues in the text and background knowledge.
What does the structure point, evidence, explanation do?
It states an idea, supports it with a short quotation, and explains how the quotation proves the idea.
What makes a feature analysis effective?
Explaining the effect of the feature on meaning, not just naming it.
What does the pronoun 'we' often do in a persuasive text?
Includes the audience and shares responsibility with them.
What is the difference between analysis and evaluation?
Analysis explains how parts create meaning; evaluation judges how effective the text is.
How does wide reading help with unfamiliar texts?
It builds knowledge of patterns, forms and features that can be applied and tested on new texts.
What is a perspective?
A position from which an idea is seen, shaped by experience, values and purpose.
Name the four ideas that shape every text.
Audience, purpose, context and form.
What is register?
The level of formality of language, such as formal or informal.
What is tone?
The attitude conveyed by language, for example urgent, warm or ironic.
Give three connecting words that show contrast.
In contrast, whereas, however (also by comparison).
What is a comma splice?
Joining two main clauses with only a comma.
How do you fix a comma splice?
Use a full stop, a semicolon, or a comma plus a conjunction.
When does an apostrophe show possession?
When it marks ownership, such as the dog's lead or the students' books.