Explorers or boys messing about? – Revision
Sheet
Summary
The Guardian’s viewpoint on a helicopter crash in the Antarctic, quite negative
towards them.
About the Title
Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill
Reduced to children
It is pointless and silly (almost mockingly)
Is including the reader – making it relatable (the taxpayer)
Structure
Provides summary of article
Showed how confusing their aims were
Describes the story of crash and rescue
Explains how the duo were experienced
Describes previous ‘adventures in detail’
Added experts’ opinions
Language Devices
Uses child-like verbs to show incompetence, stupidity and lack of
responsibility
Uses lots of quotations from others to show validity and factuality
Contrasts the rescuers with duo to sound important and heroic
A lot of statistics and facts without any anecdotes
Subordinate phrases to add information.
Quotations
“The drama began…”, “…scrambled…”, “…boys messing about…”
“…surveying uncharted waters…”
“…call the emergency people?”
“…survived a charge by a silver back gorilla…”
“…the taxpayer would pick up the bill…”
The Ending
Humorous by Mr. Brooks’ wife (playing it down)– “bottoms kicked…sent
home the long way”
Derogatory of the duo – includes the reader into article as “the taxpayer”
Sheet
Summary
The Guardian’s viewpoint on a helicopter crash in the Antarctic, quite negative
towards them.
About the Title
Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill
Reduced to children
It is pointless and silly (almost mockingly)
Is including the reader – making it relatable (the taxpayer)
Structure
Provides summary of article
Showed how confusing their aims were
Describes the story of crash and rescue
Explains how the duo were experienced
Describes previous ‘adventures in detail’
Added experts’ opinions
Language Devices
Uses child-like verbs to show incompetence, stupidity and lack of
responsibility
Uses lots of quotations from others to show validity and factuality
Contrasts the rescuers with duo to sound important and heroic
A lot of statistics and facts without any anecdotes
Subordinate phrases to add information.
Quotations
“The drama began…”, “…scrambled…”, “…boys messing about…”
“…surveying uncharted waters…”
“…call the emergency people?”
“…survived a charge by a silver back gorilla…”
“…the taxpayer would pick up the bill…”
The Ending
Humorous by Mr. Brooks’ wife (playing it down)– “bottoms kicked…sent
home the long way”
Derogatory of the duo – includes the reader into article as “the taxpayer”
