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VOCABULARY

• THE KINDS OF WORDS USED TO GIVE INFORMATION

• KEY WORDS USED, FOR EXAMPLE IN AN ARTICLE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING WORDS LIKE 'ENVIRONMENTAL' WILL BE USED

ATTITUDE

• ADJECTIVES AND INTENSIFIERS

• TELLING YOU WHAT THE WRITER THINKS ABOUT THE SUBJECT

• LOOK FOR WORDS LIKE 'TOTALLY BRILLIANT!'

• INTENSIFIERS-AN ADVERB WHICH GIVES EMPHASIS OR FORCE

ARGUMENT

THE AUTHOR WILL USE POINTS TO DEVELOP HIS ARGUMENT

PURPOSE

WHAT THE TEXT IS TRYING TO DO (INFORM,PERSUADE,ARGUE OR ADVISE)

AUDIENCE

WHO THE TEXT IS AIMED AT

MOOD

A PIECE OF NON-FICTION TEXT WILL ALWAYS TRY TO CREATE A MOOD

MEMORY

IF THE MAIN PURPOSE OF A PIECE OF NON-FICTION WRITING IS TO INFORM, THEN IT IS IMPORTANT THAT READERS FIND AND REMEMBER KEY BITS OF INFORMATION

CLARITY

MOST NON-FICTION TEXTS ARE WRITTEN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A HURRY, SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE OF TEXT IS CLEAR.

HEADING/TITLE

THIS HELPS YOU DECIDE ON THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE TEXT