How to do P.U.L.S.E

Title/Newspaper/Author:

 

PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE – 

The purpose of this text is to inform/persuade/discuss/entertain. I know this because (quote and explain)

The audience of this text is people who are interested in (subject)/ People who work in (occupation)/ People aged (age group). I know this because (quote and explain).

 

UNDERSTANDING – 

Write a summary of the main points in your own words as much as possible.

 

LANGUAGE – 

Word Choice: Quote word from the text – Denotation (What the word means) – Connotations (Why the author has used this word)

For example: “Disaster” – A calamitous event – The author described the party as a ‘disaster’ because everything went wrong and people were very ill.

Imagery: Identify and explain Similes/Metaphors/Alliteration/Hyperbole

For example:

• Identify – Simile “The girl ran as fast as a Cheetah”
• Explain – Just as a Cheetah is one of the fastest animals in the world so too is the girl one of the fastest in her class.

Sentence Structure: Identify and explain length/list/punctuation or order

For example:

• A List “Studying, clubs… time with friends” – This list is used to show the amount of things that young people are expected to do with their limited free time.

 

STYLE – Identify and explain the style (formal/informal/imaginative/discursive/persuasive etc)

 

EVALUATION – Answer the following questions in full

• Has the writer achieved the purpose?
• What have you learned?
• What is your personal response to the article?