Text type: the article
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What is the most-set Paper 1 text type?
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The article (print or online) — set most often across recent papers.
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Name four conventions of an article.
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Headline, byline, lede/hook, and a clear angle (plus standfirst; online adds images and subheadings).
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What is an article's 'angle'?
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The particular slant or argument it takes — what it wants you to think or feel.
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What is the 'lede' or hook?
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The opening line or paragraph, built to pull the reader in.
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What should you analyse in an article?
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Headline, voice and tone, diction and imagery, structure, authority (data/quotes), and direct address.
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What extra choices does an ONLINE article add?
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Image, caption, subheadings and layout — all analysable.
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What have real article guiding questions asked about?
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Diction and imagery, figurative language, narrative structure, and how the article persuades.
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How do you analyse an article's imagery well?
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Feature → effect → meaning: name the image, explain its effect, link it to the article's angle.
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What is 'authority' in an article?
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Facts, statistics, expert quotes or anecdote used to make the angle credible.
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Biggest article mistake to avoid?
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Treating it as neutral information and missing the angle — or listing devices without linking them to persuasion.
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