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Day 4 — How medium and wording position usYear 11 English · T1 W1–2 · Day 4 lesson

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Year 11 / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02 / English

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Success: explain one effect of website notice versus private diary and test a change in wording.

  1. Read lines · 2 min. Compare A's heading “A shift that fits your week” and B's “I circled same pay first.”
  2. Model · 4 min. Name medium, audience and purpose: public recruitment webpage versus private reflective diary. Identify the inviting second-person “your” and B's first-person “I”.
  3. Guided recast · 5 min. Replace the headline with “Two example shifts total $120 under the listed assumptions.” Ask what certainty/appeal changes; the recast is clearer but less inviting.
  4. Independent editor note · 7 min. Learners write 80–100 words to the fictional editor: identify two specific language choices, their likely effects and a possible limit on each interpretation.
  5. Evidence check · 4 min. Partner points to the exact phrase behind each claimed effect; revise any psychological certainty such as “all readers will feel”.
  6. Exit · 3 min. “Which text is addressed directly to prospective crew?” Key: A; B is a private diary-style draft.