Effective Study Notes for the Unfamiliar Text exam: Aim for Excellence!
- tovahstutoringcomp
- Jul 26
- 3 min read
The Unfamiliar Text exam is a common exam that students struggle with.
I think it is personally because many go in only knowing what language features are, and then they panic once they see the Unfamiliar Text questions. But unless you've learned the ins and outs of the Unfamiliar Text, you may struggle. That's where I come in!
Let me put on my Unfamiliar Text superhero cape and jump into it!
What do you have to do for the Unfamiliar Text exam?
You have to analyse a few texts that you haven't studied before, hence the word "Unfamiliar".
"Text" means poems, advertisements, articles, non-fiction and prose.
To analyse the text, you'll need to discuss the language features used in the text, such as punctuation, structure, similes, metaphors, repetition and why they were used.
In other words, you should ask yourself:
What is the language feature?
Where do you see the language feature?
Why do you think the writer choose to use it?
What were they communicating through the language feature?
Why was it effective?
Now, here's the Unfamiliar Text study notes you've been waiting for!
Unfamiliar Text Study notes:
PURPOSE
Why it was written
Persuade - opinionative writing, make the reader believe in something
Entertain - emotional writing, make them enjoy reading
Inform - educational writing, teach the reader
Our expert tutors will help you understand how to identify purposes in text to prepare for the Unfamiliar Text exam.
AUDIENCE
Who it is written for
The people who want to read about similar cultures, ages, interests, and/or experiences e.g. demographics: indigenous, kids, elderly, male teens, people interested in war experiences, teachers, fisherman wanting to learn a new technique, people with anxiety
Our expert tutors will help you understand how to identify the audience that the writer is targeting in text to prepare for the Unfamiliar Text exam.
TONE
The Vibe/Emotions to appeal to
Sombre, aggressive, patronising, inspirational, assertive, optimistic, pessimistic, playful, joyful etc.
Our expert tutors will help you understand how to identify tone in text to prepare for the Unfamiliar Text exam. When you know the tone, you will be able to consider deliberate choices of things like connotations and text structures. Our expert tutors will show you how to analyse this.
INFLUENCES Inspirational for writing
Social, cultural, political, experiences, interests, family, friends, movies
Our expert tutors will help you understand how to identify what influenced the writer through looking deeply at their writing choices. This will help you prepare for the Unfamiliar Text exam.
LANGUAGE FEATURES
Ways to write
Punctuation, structure, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, simile, metaphor etc.
When you have a good understanding of being able to identify these aspects in writing and also being able to communicate why these choices were made, you will find yourself being more confident in the Unfamiliar Text exam.
Our expert tutors will help you understand how to identify language features in text to prepare for the Unfamiliar Text exam. You will learn the purposes and effects and how to write sophisticatedly.
Good luck and remember, our expert tutors and qualified teachers are right here if you need us.
Warm regards,
Tovah
Tovah's Tutoring Company Ltd
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