Question 3 Q3 – read the whole text and answer a question about structure [8 marks] The mark scheme is the same as for Q2 What types of things could you.

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Question 3 Q3 – read the whole text and answer a question about structure [8 marks] The mark scheme is the same as for Q2 What types of things could you look at when thinking about structure? Clue – think of a camera zooming out

Ideas for structural features: beginning / ending of a text Perspective shifts topic change/ topic shift paragraph lengths (including single sentence paragraphs) sentence lengths Incomplete sentences Questions REMEMBER YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE TEXT FROM FURTHER AWAY- YOU ARE NOT ZOOMING IN AT PARTICULAR WORDS OR PHRASES

What phrases can you use to help develop your analysis of structural features? E.g. The text is structured….. Around the middle of the extract.. The topic shift….. Towards the end…..

Read The Lord of the Flies extract Using the guide on the previous slide, analyse the use of structural features. The Question: How does the writer use structure to interest the reader?