Comparing texts

  1. Selection of material

  2. The writer’s intentions/purposes

  3. Vocabulary or sentence structure choice

    1. Short single clause sentence, adds dramatic emphasis to or highlights a key moment or event.

    2. Long, multiclause sentence listing ideas, objects or events, highlight the range and variety of ideas/objects/events

    3. Long multiclause sentence linking a series of action, suggests fast paced, frantic action

    4. Long multiclause sentence, linking descriptive details, builds a vivid picture of the scene, character, or event.

    5. Long multiclause sentence in which key information is delayed to the end of the sentence, adds emphasis to or highlights a key moment/idea/action

    6. minor sentence, adds tension or drama to the action.