How to Analyse Non-Fiction (ATAR Notes Analysis Guide)

The ATAR Notes How to Analyse Non-fiction Guide covers everything you need to know for your set texts. No matter what non-fiction text you're studying, this book is designed to help you understand the genre and how best to approach your essays. Written by an outstanding English student, this book does the hard work for you: condensing the important elements of non-fiction texts, all while offering plenty of useful guidance for your assessment tasks.

This Analysis Guide contains:

• An overview of the most important features of non-fiction
• Advice for reading and annotating non-fiction
• Detailed analyses of structural features and literary devices
• Exemplary sample essays and essay scaffolds with commentary designed to help you increase your marks
• Tips for constructing your own theses and interpretations of non-fiction texts
• Valuable advice from a high-scoring former student who shares their tips and tricks for success

Contents

1. What Makes a 'Non-fiction text' a Non-fiction text?
2. How to Read and Annotate Non-Fiction
3. How to Analyse Non-Fiction
4. Sample Essays
5. Vocabulary Bank