Hi there guys, Crazy Teacher Nick here. I know I haven't done a video for a long time and I've been getting a lot of requests from uh everybody asking me what exactly is form. Stay with me. So question two of paper one will always ask the following. analyze the text focusing on form, structure, and language. So, structural devices, we understand that's that's quite easy. Language devices, I got a video on that. So, if you take a look at my videos, you'll be able to find that. But form, form is a little bit more complex because in many ways it's it's kind of like everything. So the the definition of form very simply is put as the shape or the organization and overall structure of the text. Um this will include uh your key conventions, the way the text looks on the page. Uh and also you got to think about what is the purpose of your text and how that purpose affects the style of the text. So the idea is is that it's it's got a lot to do with the shape of the text. So if you think about your different text types, okay, um if you think about an article, you can imagine what the article might look like. It'll have a heading and some subheadings uh in various shaped uh paragraphs as opposed to say maybe a piece of narrative writing perhaps a short story or a longer or part of a longer story that you might have to analyze or a podcast podcast is going to have its own shape as well. So these are all the things you need to take into consideration. I mean, a blog and an article could look very similar, but then again, the purpose could have an impact on what the text type is and then could also have an impact on how that blog is shaped, specifically if it's like on a website or uh on a some sort of online platform. autobiographies, and biographies again, you know, could look like a narrative, could look in a way like an a travel log, but if you think about an advertisement, that's going to have probably big pictures or big words or um you know, very short phrases. So you want to think about the shape because once you've got that shape then it's starting to think about those other parts of the of form that are really important. So your key conventions because obviously the key conventions of whatever your text type is is going to impact your um um sorry I've got I got two little kittens and They're busy hovering about here. Sorry to interrupt. So, where was I? Key conventions. So, your text type is going to have key conventions which will also have an implication when you're thinking about your overall form. I mean, that could be your paragraphs, your sentences, your headings, your sub subheadings, the general layout of the text. Who is the audience? Okay? Because let's say for example, you are writing for teenagers as opposed to somebody old like me. Then you might shape your text differently because of the per the purpose or the register or the tone or and the mood. These are things that you need to be thinking about when it comes to uh form. So form, structure and language are interconnected. Form influences structure and language. Okay? And vice versa. There is a connection between them. um you don't see them as kind of like a separate thing in a sense that form is kind of like uh the the starting point for you to understanding your structure and your language devices that might exist inside your text. You guys know I'm always talking about being proactive when you're looking at a text for analysis. So form form influences the structure. So how that in that information is organized and it also influences the language your word choice your tone and that is where from an overall point of view form has an influence over structure and language. So you're thinking about the writer's choices and that's what your focus is. You're looking at how the writer's choices, okay, in form, in those text types, in those shapes, in those ideas can affect the overall meaning and impact of the text. Think about a formal report and a and an article. Two texts that will look very very similar, okay? But the way that they have, you know, their overall meaning and the way they impact, you know, their their readers, that will also determine its shape and and all those other things we spoke about earlier. So, show an overall understanding of the text and that is what the examiners are are are looking for is your overall understanding of your text. That is basically what form is. Okay. Um, it's your text type, your key conventions, your context, your audience, your purpose, your tone, your mood, your register, uh, your key structures. Okay? So, those those key paragraphs and and headings and things like that that you need to take into consideration. You can't necessarily write about everything, okay? Um but you want to show that overall understanding of I understand the main idea. I understand the key conventions. I understand how the purpose and the register and the audience are very very connected. The mark scheme. Oh. Um and this is the question you got to always be asking yourself. The text that you have in front of you, how is this text put together? That's the question you are asking yourself. off the whole time. So in the mark scheme, what the examiners basically when they're looking at what is form, it's the typical text conventions used in that specific text, whichever text has been given to you. This is important. The ways in which the purpose of the text affects the content and the style. and and that is what you're looking to discuss when it comes to form but still keeping in mind your key conventions. Still keeping in mind the ways in which the article appears to its intended audience. Okay, thinking about the register. Register is really really important. You're definitely looking to think okay this is the audience. This is the register. This is the writer's attitude tone. Okay. Um, but you have to remember that you still need to go forward and discuss your structural lang structural devices and language devices. If you don't discuss your structural devices and language devices within your analysis, you're going to lose significant marks. So, form is is a is important, but it's a small part of your text. You want to make sure that you're focusing on those language devices and structural devices. So, as my final advice here, it's to basically when I say think big, think of basically seeing things from a much higher point. You're looking from a higher point down at the overall text. You're not going into those fine little details. You can do that in your structural devices and language devices. Here you basically need to be very precise, okay? Very direct. This this is a academic piece of writing. So you're direct, you're precise, and don't lie, okay? Don't lie to the examiner. That's that's something that you see a lot. You see students kind of just saying a whole lot of things or repeating things that they've done in their mocks or in other practice papers which don't make sense. and and that hurts your mark more than anything. And and you need to be honest with your knowledge. You know how much you know. So that is what you need to show. You need to show your knowledge. So be precise, be direct and don't lie. Okay? Show your overall understanding of the writer's choices in form and how they might affect the overall meaning and overall impact of the text. Okay guys, it's been crazy teacher Nick. I'm going to try and catch up with a couple of videos while I'm on the break. I do need to get away for a little bit up to to Dstrom. Um but uh hopefully this uh will tide you guys over for a few days. Exams are about three months away. Don't forget to like. Don't forget to subscribe. Don't forget to share. Share with your friends. Okay. And of course, guys, don't forget to rock on. Hi there guys. Crazy Teacher Nick here. I know I haven't done a video for a long time and I've been getting a lot of requests from uh everybody asking me what exactly is form. Stay with me. So question two of paper one will always ask the following. Analyze the text focusing on form structure and language. So structural devices we understand that's that's quite easy. Language devices I got a video on that. So if you take a look at my videos you'll be able to find that. But form form is a little bit more complex because in many ways it's it's kind of like everything. So the the definition of form very simply is put as the shape or the organization and overall structure of the text. Um this will include uh your key conventions, the way the text looks on the page. Uh and also you got to think about what is the purpose of your text and how that purpose affects the style of the text. So the idea is is that it's it's got a lot to do with the shape of the text. So if you think about your different text types, okay, um if you think about an article, you can imagine what the article might look like. It'll have a heading and some subheadings uh in various shaped uh paragraphs as opposed to say maybe a piece of narrative writing perhaps a short story or a longer or part of a longer story that you might have to analyze or a podcast. Podcast is going to have its own shape as well. So these all the things you need to take into consideration. I mean a blog and an article could look very similar, but then again the purpose could have an impact on what the text type is and then could also have an impact on how that blog is shaped specifically if it's like on a website or uh on a some sort of online platform. autobiographies, and biographies again, you know, could look like a narrative, could look in a way like an a travel log, but if you think about an advertisement, that's going to have probably big pictures or big words or um you know, very short phrases. So you want to think about the shape because once you've got that shape then it's starting to think about those other parts of the of form that are really important. So your key conventions because obviously the key conventions of whatever your text type is is going to impact your um um sorry I've got I've got two little kittens and They're busy hovering about here. Sorry to interrupt. So, where was I? Key conventions. So, your text type is going to have key conventions which will also have an implication when you're thinking about your overall form. I mean, that could be your paragraphs, your sentences, your headings, your sub subheadings, the general layout of the text. Who is the audience? Okay? Because let's say for example you were writing for teenagers as opposed to somebody old like me. Then you might shape your text differently because of the per the purpose or the register or the tone or and the mood. These are things that you need to be thinking about when it comes to uh form. So form, structure and language are interconnected. Form influences structure and language. Okay? And vice versa. There is a connection between them. Um you don't see them as kind of like a separate thing in a sense that form is kind of like uh the the starting point for you to understanding your structure and your language devices that might exist inside your text. You guys know I'm always talking about being proactive when you're looking at a text for analysis. So form form influences the structure. So how that in that information is organized and it also influences the language, your word choice, your tone and that is where from an overall point of view form has an influence over structure and language. So, you're thinking about the writer's choices, and that's what your focus is. You're looking at how the writer's choices, okay, in form, in those text types, in those shapes, in those ideas can affect the overall meaning and impact of the text. Think about a formal report and a and an article. Two texts that will look very, very similar. Okay. But the way that they have, you know, their overall meaning, the way they impact, you know, their their readers, that will also determine its shape and and all those other things we spoke about earlier. So, show an overall understanding of the text and that is what the examiners are are are looking for is your overall understanding of your text. That is basically what form is. Okay. Um, it's your text type, your key conventions, your context, your audience, your purpose, your tone, your mood, your register, uh, your key structures. Okay? So, those those key paragraphs and and headings and things like that that you need to take into consideration. You can't necessarily write about everything, okay? Um but you want to show that overall understanding of I understand the main idea. I understand the key conventions. I understand how the purpose and the register and the audience are very very connected. The mark scheme. Oh. Um and this is the question you got to always be asking yourself. The text that you have in front of you. How is this text put together? That's the question you are asking yourself the whole time. So in the mark scheme, what the examiners basically when they're looking at what is form, it's the typical text conventions used in that specific text, whichever text has been given to you. This is important. The ways in which the purpose of the text affects the content and the style. and and that is what you're looking to discuss when it comes to form. But still keeping in mind your key conventions, still keeping in mind the ways in which the article appears to its intended audience. Okay? Thinking about the register. Register is really, really important. You're definitely looking to think, okay, this is the audience. This is the register. This is the writer's attitude, tone. Okay. Um but you have to remember that you still need to go forward and discuss your structural lang structural devices and language devices. If you don't discuss your structural devices and language devices within your analysis, you're going to lose significant marks. So form is is a is important, but it's a small part of your text. You want to make sure that you're focusing on those language devices and structural devices. So, as my final advice here, it's to basically when I say think big, think of basically seeing things from a much higher point. You're looking from a higher point down at the overall text. You're not going into those fine little details. You can do that in your structural devices and language devices. Here you basically need to be very precise, okay? Very direct. This this is a academic piece of writing. So you're direct, you're precise, and don't lie, okay? Don't lie to the examiner. That's that's something that you see a lot. You see students kind of just saying a whole lot of things or repeating things that they've done in their mocks or in other practice papers which don't make sense. and and that hurts your mark more than anything. And and you need to be honest with your knowledge. You know how much you know. So that is what you need to show. You need to show your knowledge. So be precise, be direct and don't lie. Okay? Show your overall understanding of the writer's choices in form and how they might affect the overall meaning and overall impact of the text. Okay guys, it's been crazy teacher Nick. I'm going to try and catch up with a couple of videos while I'm on the break. I do need to get away for a little bit up to to Dstrom. Um but uh hopefully this uh will tide you guys over for a few days. Exams are about 3 months away. Don't forget to like, don't forget to subscribe, don't forget to share. Share with your friends. Okay? And of course, guys, don't forget to rock on.