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9.2.1 Critical/ Close reading
English · Grade 10 · 4 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Close reading of terms and conditions
- Recognising persuasive technique in written material
- Reading figures, percentages and comparisons critically
- Identifying what a text does not say
What you will be able to do
- read terms and conditions closely and identify obligations
- recognise persuasive technique in written advertising
- evaluate figures and comparisons presented in a text
- identify significant omissions
Key questions
“What is a written offer not telling you?”
Lessons
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Reading figures critically
40 min · 2 practice tasks · quizWhy a true number can still mislead, and how to check one.
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Reading the terms
40 min · 2 practice tasks · quizFinding the obligations buried in a document nobody expects you to read.
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The advertisement's tricks
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizNaming urgency, anchoring, social proof and hidden comparison in a money advert so they stop working unnoticed.
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Reading the whole offer
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizPutting tricks, figures and terms together so you can say what you would be obliged to do, and what the document never promised.