Find two online articles from different papers on the same current news story (e.g. the refugee crisis) and blog links to both and PEE analysis of how they use language to present ideas in similar and different ways.
Subject: Japan v South Africa Rugby World Cup upset.
Article 1: Japan beat South Africa in greatest Rugby World Cup shock ever - The Guardian
Article 2: Banzai! Underdogs Japan set Rugby World Cup alight with outstanding last-minute 34-32 victory against South Africa - Daily Mail
One similarity between the two articles is the use of emotive language to describe the match. In The Guardian, examples of this include: "more than gallant; from start to finish they were utterly sensational", "out of a clear blue English sky came a thunderbolt to eclipse anything the Rugby World Cup has ever seen.", and "Cue pandemonium".
In The Daily Mail, some examples are: "Pulsating, sun-drenched stadium", and "stunning their illustrious opponents with a marvellous blend of committed, creative rugby".
The inclusion of this emotive language adds to the atmosphere that both articles are attempting to convey.
Another similarity is the inclusion of various game-related statistics. For example, number of tries, conversions etc. This serves to inform the reader as to the intricacies of the game that was played, offering them a better understanding of the event.
A difference between the two is the amount of pictures.
In The Guardian article, there is only one picture, at the head of the article.
However, in the Daily Mail article, there are twenty pictures, and comparatively less actual text.
In the case of the Guardian, I believe this is the case due to the content of the text in the article being descriptive enough to warrant a lack of pictures.
As for the Daily Mail, due to the comparative lack of relevant text, pictures are required to convey the spectacle in a more efficient way than could be provided by the text alone.
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