Section A: Reading
Reading Non-Fiction and Media Texts
1 Reading for meaning
Student Book Page 14
Activity
5
The key points are the main points the writer makes. They form the
skeleton of the argument. The key points 1–5 have been numbered in
the text on page 13 for you. Look back and read them again. You
need to explain the writer’s argument. Complete the following chart
by using your own words to explain the key points. The first one has
been done for you.
Key points
What the writer means
1
It’s clear to me that boys need He says that boys need to deal with
to process horror and
horror and violence because it’s part
violence – because it’s so
of their world.
much a part of the world they
feel surrounded by.
2
They are two very different
sorts of films but they existed
equally in these little boys’
affections.
3
As he’s matured, if that’s the
right word, this has become
even more extreme.
4
They’re boys, they’re
sentimental and gruesome.
5
So my view is that the need to
deal with horror and violence
is a part of boys, beyond
culture.