Jordan Upiter 12W
Common Assessment Task Part A: Activity 1
Extract (I)
a) The voice in this extract is a journalist or reporter as the diction in extract (I) is formal. This suggests a knowledgeable and sophisticated person wrote this extract. This passage is also in the narrative form similarly like a journalist or reporter would speak and this is a factual passage rather than a detailed description of feelings and opinions.
Extract (ii)
a) The voice in this extract is citizens in the countries of Africa excluding the citizens of West Africa. They are directly blaming foreigners for being over dramatic and unreasonable. They are irritated that the entire continent is viewed as “infected” or “diseased” when in fact it is only a tiny segment …show more content…
They are not worrying about their own being and strictly want to keep as many people safe as possible
Extract (VI)
a) The voice in this extract is a government official as their main address is to the people. They are encouraging society’s leaders to take charge and keep as many people safe as possible. “Governments major priority” suggests the speaker is a member of government
Extract (vii)
a) The voice in this extract is an educated and learned individual who is very knowledgeable with historical events as he gives his opinion on why people have been taking their own routes in Ebola treatment and prevention.
B) The voice of the individuals with Ebola has been omitted in the above extracts. They have been omitted as each extract has brought forward a way of prevention, knowledge on how serious this epidemic is and background information citizens should know in order to prevent themselves from receiving this virus. They also show different viewpoints. If the world knew the truth about how Ebola made you feel and what it does to you, it would cause
Common Assessment Task Part A: Activity 1
Extract (I)
a) The voice in this extract is a journalist or reporter as the diction in extract (I) is formal. This suggests a knowledgeable and sophisticated person wrote this extract. This passage is also in the narrative form similarly like a journalist or reporter would speak and this is a factual passage rather than a detailed description of feelings and opinions.
Extract (ii)
a) The voice in this extract is citizens in the countries of Africa excluding the citizens of West Africa. They are directly blaming foreigners for being over dramatic and unreasonable. They are irritated that the entire continent is viewed as “infected” or “diseased” when in fact it is only a tiny segment …show more content…
They are not worrying about their own being and strictly want to keep as many people safe as possible
Extract (VI)
a) The voice in this extract is a government official as their main address is to the people. They are encouraging society’s leaders to take charge and keep as many people safe as possible. “Governments major priority” suggests the speaker is a member of government
Extract (vii)
a) The voice in this extract is an educated and learned individual who is very knowledgeable with historical events as he gives his opinion on why people have been taking their own routes in Ebola treatment and prevention.
B) The voice of the individuals with Ebola has been omitted in the above extracts. They have been omitted as each extract has brought forward a way of prevention, knowledge on how serious this epidemic is and background information citizens should know in order to prevent themselves from receiving this virus. They also show different viewpoints. If the world knew the truth about how Ebola made you feel and what it does to you, it would cause