Homework over Easter is to thoroughly learn the gender theorists we have covered. If you have lost any resources, have a look in the shared drive to supplement your notes. Also, remember the Quizlet that might help you revise.
There will be a test after Easter, and I need to see evidence that you have revised for it.
In addition, I would like you to prepare to come back to Paper 1 (Representation) after Easter. Revise the language level that you are still not secure in and increase your ability to use the terminology.
Find one text (anything at all) and pick out 5 language features from the text. Label them precisely, then for each one try to say why the writer has chosen that particular language feature - what job is the language feature doing to manipulate the reader? If you are really struggling to find your own text, there is a text on the shared drive that you could use (here).
Eg. This chancer of the exchequer’s budget has unravelled. He must take responsibility for cold political decisions with no basis in economics or morality (from The Guardian)
The choice of the past tense verb 'unravelled' in this single-clause sentence gives the impression that there is no going back as an 'unravelling' suggests something which was once whole, but is now hard to put back together. This is further emphasised by the use of the perfect aspect 'has unravelled' which highlights that the action is complete: there is no chance of the process being stopped. This represents Osborne as incompetent and not in control of the budget for which he holds responsibility.
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