Higher Sentence Structure

SENTENCE
STRUCTURE

I am reinstating my knowledge of what this

technique means, and how to use it to answer

a “language” question.

ANALYSIS:

Word Cloud

What can you talk about if asked about sentence structure?

Categorize

Options (15)

Rhetorical Question

Colon

Semi colon

Parenthesis with ( ) or - ... -

Dash

Ellipses ...

Long/short sentences

Exclamation

Minor Sentence

Inversion

Climax/Anti-climax

List

Repetition

Contrast

Alliteration

Organize these sentence structure techniques into the right categories.

Punctuation

Sentence Types

Sentence Construction

Sound

Labelling

Label the sentence structure techniques to where they appear in the text.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Repetition

Parenthesis with brackets

Rhetorical question

List

Short sentence

Dash

Answer Template (1 mark)

• "..." uses (sentence structure technique)

• This emphasises/indicates/highlights... which tells us...
  

Multiple Choice

How many marks would this answer be given for the following question?

How does the writer's use of sentence structure emphasise their criticism for how female bodies are shamed by the media?

• the writer uses a list of sentences describing unappealing positions in which women are captured in the media such as "twisting to apply sun lotion. Heaving themselves..."

• This list emphasises the amount of cases in which women are degraded by the media and put down, and how prolific this is. This adds to the writers criticism as it suggests the amount of cases in which it is in our faces and forced upon us without need.

• 0

• 1

• 2

Open Ended

Create your own answer to the following question:

How does the writer's use of sentence structure emphasise their criticism for how female bodies are shamed by the media?

Draw

Underline the sentence structure techniques which answer the question below:

Identify and analyse how the writer's sentence structure highlights their poor opinion of A-level exams. (2)

A declaration or conclusion you believe to be true.

Assertion

To investigate and pull something apart, tearing apart how it makes meaning and works

Analysis

Analysis vs. Assertion

Multiple Choice

The rhetorical question ending "ripple of nerves in the stomach?" suggests that A-levels are famous for causing people across the country to feel afraid and unsettled, and that it brings out old memories of pain and fear.

• Analysis

• Assertion

Multiple Choice

The rhetorical question ending "ripple of nerves in the stomach?" works to help the reader question why everyone in the country feels so nervous about A-levels. By using a question, the reader is invited to wonder about their own experience of A-levels, and helps the idea resonate that this is a common emotion. This helps the writer get the reader on side with their poor opinion as the question helps to emphasise that there is a wide-spread problem.

• Analysis

• Assertion

Open Ended

Identify and analyse how the writer's sentence structure highlights their poor opinion of A-level exams. (2)

Open Ended

Identify and analyse how the writer's use of language emphasises the shortcomings of the prison system in England. (2)