How to analyse a newspaper article
Introduction:
What is the title of the article?
What kind of article is it?
Who wrote it and where was it published? What kind of newspaper is that?
What is the topic of the article?
What is the article about? (summary of important aspects – concentrate on the aspects that are asked for in task 1!)
Structure/Content:
Into which main parts can the article be divided? What are the different parts about?
Does the author follow the typical structure of a newspaper article? (In the first paragraph the wh-questions are usually answered. After that the information within the article is arranged in the following way: the most important information comes first, less important information towards the end of the article.) Why? Why not?
Why has the author chosen to structure his article in this way? Why does he start the article like this? Does he arouse the interest of the reader? How? Why does he finish it like this? What does the reader keep in mind?
Is the structure of the article logical and convincing?
Can the way of argumentation that is presented in the article be followed easily?
If the article is a comment: Does the speaker present real arguments that are supported by examples and proven by facts?
Does the author arrange his arguments in a certain way to underline his opinion? Does he finish the article with the arguments that support his opinion? Why does he do so?
Does he present pro and contra arguments or does he just focus on one side? Why? Which side is more convincing and why?
Analysis:
What is the author’s intention? What does he criticize? How is that shown in the content of the text?
Which function do the titles have? Does the author give his opinion in the title? Do they arouse the readers’ interest? What kinds of words a.....[read full text]
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