Pack of 3 attractive handouts for close reading: fiction, non-fiction and speech

Three attractive handouts to use as guides for close analysis in language and literature. Particularly suitable for A Level, but can be used for advanced GCSE students as well. Useful as tools for independent work and as revision guides.

Close Reading Checklist: handout providing learners with a checklist of things to look for when doing close analysis. Includes GAPS and a selection of features and devices specific to narrative fiction.

Some Tools for Analysis of Non-fiction Texts: handout guiding learners through using GAPS and DAFOREST to analyse non-fiction texts.

Key Frameworks for Analysing Speech: handout guiding learners through some of the key areas for analysing speech. Includes GAPS, types of interaction, purpose, lexis, types of utterance, fluency, Grice’s maxims and Lakoff’s politeness principle.