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EWS Term 2 · U3

Public information and competing accounts

By the end of this unit
  • Framing through selection and omission
  • Comparing perspectives within similar forms
  • Judging the relevance of support

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ගෙවීමට පෙර වැඩපත්‍රයේ අන්තර්ගතය, ගාස්තු සහ ලබාදෙන දිනය WhatsApp මඟින් තහවුරු කරගන්න.

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Framing through selection and omission

Learn it simply

  • A writer shapes a reader’s view by selecting which facts or voices to emphasise.
  • Compare what is included with what the task or situation would lead a reader to need.
  • Do not assume omission proves deliberate deception; space, purpose and audience also matter.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

A report gives costs but no explanation of benefits.

Moderate / Add a little

A brochure highlights pleasant spaces and omits repair work.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A writer shapes a reader’s view by selecting which facts or voices to emphasise. Compare what is included with what the task or situation would lead a reader to need. Do not assume omission proves deliberate deception; space, purpose and audience also matter. Identify a consequence for understanding.

The model “A report gives costs but no explanation of benefits.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “A brochure highlights pleasant spaces and omits repair work.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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02SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Comparing perspectives within similar forms

Learn it simply

  • Two articles about the same event may emphasise different people, causes or consequences.
  • Begin with their shared topic, then compare the perspective supported by wording and selected detail.
  • Similar formats do not guarantee similar viewpoints.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

One report centres on travellers; another centres on transport workers.

Moderate / Add a little

Both describe disruption, but they assign different importance to its causes.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Two articles about the same event may emphasise different people, causes or consequences. Begin with their shared topic, then compare the perspective supported by wording and selected detail. Similar formats do not guarantee similar viewpoints. Explain both the idea and the choice used to communicate it.

The model “One report centres on travellers; another centres on transport workers.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “Both describe disruption, but they assign different importance to its causes.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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03SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Judging the relevance of support

Learn it simply

  • Evidence must match the claim it supports.
  • Check date, context, sample and the difference between correlation and cause when relevant.
  • A true fact can be irrelevant to the argument.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

A survey of one class cannot represent every learner automatically.

Moderate / Add a little

A library’s large collection does not by itself prove that it is well used.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Evidence must match the claim it supports. Check date, context, sample and the difference between correlation and cause when relevant. A true fact can be irrelevant to the argument. Explain the gap precisely, and propose the kind of information that would help without inventing data.

The model “A survey of one class cannot represent every learner automatically.” illustrates the method in a specific context. Compare it with “A library’s large collection does not by itself prove that it is well used.”. The useful question is how the change in wording affects meaning, emphasis or the relationship with the reader. A strong response connects a precise language choice to its purpose; naming a feature alone is insufficient. Explain the connection in ordinary language before adding a technical term. When reviewing your own response, remove unsupported claims and check that every detail serves the task you have been given.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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මෙම ඒකකයේ සියලු පාඩම් ආවරණය කරන වැඩපත්‍රය සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු සඳහා WhatsApp මඟින් විමසන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කර ඉගැන්වීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට තනිව පුහුණු වී විභාගයට සූදානම් වීමටත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැකිය. දෙමාපියන්ට නිවසේදී දරුවන්ට උදව් කළ හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කිරීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට ස්වයං අධ්‍යයනය සහ විභාග පුහුණුව සඳහාත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැක.