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GCSE English Language · key term
A writer's position or attitude towards the subject they discuss.
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An opinion or position expressed about a particular subject.
Revise: Viewpoint, tone and perspectiveIdentifying a viewpoint means working out the position expressed towards a particular subject, then showing how the text communicates it.
The position from which a scene is presented, including whose perceptions the reader follows.
Connect a method to a viewpoint: explain what a particular word, image or detail reveals about the writer’s attitude.
Leave time to check sentence boundaries, spelling, tense and viewpoint.
Develop each main reason with an example and an explanation of why it supports your viewpoint.
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The position a writer takes on an issue.
The central opinion or judgement that a writer develops and maintains throughout a piece of writing.
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The perspective from which events are presented, determining whose experiences, observations and knowledge the reader shares.
Revise: Description, voice and viewpointViewpoint determines whose experience they share and what that person can know. These are connected, but not identical: two first-person narrators can sound completely different.
A writer’s attitude towards, or way of seeing, a subject.
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Revise: Reading 19th-century non-fictionUnderstanding a text therefore means recognising both what it says and the viewpoint shaping it.
The perspective from which events are presented, determining whose experiences and knowledge the reader can access.
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Revise: Reading 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century non-fictionThese notes identify viewpoint, not just events. Bird presents herself as frightened and dependent, while admiring Jim’s persistence. Scott presents the discovery as devastating, but also records concern for his party and moments of comfort.
The position or perspective maintained by a writer, including their attitude to the subject and the role from which they write.
The perspective from which events are presented, including whose perceptions and thoughts the reader can access.
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The perspective through which events are presented, including whose knowledge, thoughts and feelings shape the account.
Revise: Reading 20th-century literary proseWhose viewpoint makes the conversation seem horrible?
The writer’s position or way of seeing the subject, expressed through judgements and the selection and presentation of details.
