Comparing Media Texts! HELP!!!

Any advice as to how to compare media texts? Should I look at the different things and compare one after another or should I compare each point as I go along?

Reply 1

kellywellydoodle

Compare against these headings:

-the medium
-purpose
-audience
-Main argument/point
-How is this developed/ elaborated
- presentational devices
-structural devices
- linguistic devices
- which is more successful

include examples/ quotes.

K xxx

Reply 2

cpj1987

It depends on your personal preference, there's no right or wrong answer. Personally for my A-Levels I found it easier to focus on Text 1, only putting in Text 2 comparisons when I noticed them becoming relevant (so not trying to compare the two, just letting things emerge), then if I had leftover points to make about Text 2 afterwards, I did these at the end and referred back to Text 1, so whilst I wasn't comparing them together, I also wasn't really writing about one then the other, it felt more natural for me that way.