![]() ![]() I had just enough time to look up and see the thin material of my wing falling towards me like an enormous bunch of useless laundry. That, combined with the eddies swirling from the trees and building ahead, caused a break in the airflow under the canopy. But I forgot that I had tightened them before take-off and made them far more sensitive. I pulled the brake lines to increase the angle of the wing for extra life. One is from a 21st century magazine article about a paramotoring accident and the other is 19th century newspaper account of a ballooning accident. Read these two extracts that both focus on describing a dramatic event. You are the reader, so think about how the text is making you feel and respond. This is also where you can share your opinion about a text. The method used will have an effect on the reader’s response: it’s important to think about the impact on the reader when comparing texts. structure, eg order of ideas, repetition, sentence structure.language, eg word choice, literary techniques, rhetorical devices.For example, you could focus on a writer’s use of: A comparison of two texts should focus on HOW the writer’s methods are similar and/or different. The form of a non-fiction text will also effect the writer’s choice of method. Writers use different methods to achieve their purpose. ![]()
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