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Transforming Texts Shaun O'Toole (Curriculum Manager and Chief A Level Examiner Itchen College, Southampton, UK)

Transforming Texts By Shaun O'Toole (Curriculum Manager and Chief A Level Examiner Itchen College, Southampton, UK)

Summary

Develop students' ability to rewrite texts for new contexts, based around the skills specified in assessment objectives for AS and A2 Level English.

Transforming Texts Summary

Transforming Texts by Shaun O'Toole (Curriculum Manager and Chief A Level Examiner Itchen College, Southampton, UK)

Transforming Texts:

  • considers why language changes, and how we transform it
  • covers the key factors we need to take into account when transforming texts, including audience, register, mode, historical period, source and genre
  • explores a wide variety of texts from a range of genres and periods, from Macbeth and Sense and Sensibility to Fever Pitch and The Bill
  • offers a step-by-step guide to re-writing text; can be used as both a course text and a revision tool.

Written by an experienced teacher, author and AS and A2 examiner, Transforming Texts is an essential resource for all students of AS and A2 level English Language and English Language and Literature.

Transforming Texts Reviews

'Shaun O'Toole's text is a gift ... this should be a comfort to teachers everywhere.' - EnglishDramaMedia

About Shaun O'Toole (Curriculum Manager and Chief A Level Examiner Itchen College, Southampton, UK)

Shaun O'Toole is a Chief Examiner for English Language A level.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Language the Social Chameleon 2. Transforming Texts for Different Audiences and Purposes 3. Changing Modes: Transforming Speech and Writing 4. Transforming texts from Different Times 5. Transforming Literary Genre 6. Using Sources and Combining Texts Suggested Answers to Exercises. Glossary

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GOR013208752
9780415286312
041528631X
Transforming Texts by Shaun O'Toole (Curriculum Manager and Chief A Level Examiner Itchen College, Southampton, UK)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
20030424
110
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