Reflection Section Anthony Joshua Suffers Second Defeat

Text Title: Oleksandr Usyk stuns Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight boxing title fight.

Text Type: Article

Text Creator: Steve Douglas

Text Purpose: To supply information about Oleksandr Usyk's victory over Anthony Joshua.

Date: 28/09/21

Summary

The article begins by explaining how Anthony Joshua got stunned on the ropes and how this is Anthony Joshua's second world heavyweight loss. The text says Slumped helplessly on the ropes, Anthony Joshua greeted the final bell – and what he knew was the end of his second reign as world heavyweight champion – with a wry smile. Oleksandr Usyk knew it, too, dropping to his knees and looking to the sky. In the middle of the article, they also begin to explain how this may not be Anthony Joshua's downfall as he has a chance at redemption. The article finally closes off with a tweet from Anthony Joshua stating “Keep positive even if the world's crumbling in front of you!” Joshua said in a tweet. “London I love you & thank you each and every time.” 

Critical Literacy Question

What is the text about? How do we know? The text is about Anthony Joshua's suffering defeat and also Oleksandr Usyk's massive victory. We know this because in the article both fighters have spoken their mind about the outcome.

 

Reflection Section Penguin Massacre

Text Title: Endangered Penguins Killed by Swarm of bees in a rare attack in Cape Town.

Text Type: Article

Text Creator: Stuff Article

Text Purpose:  To inform us about the penguin massacre in Cape Town

Date: Tuesday 21st September

Summary: The article begins with a brief explanation about where 63 penguins were brutally massacred by a swarm of bees, one of the penguins even stung more than 27 times. The middle of the article talks about the only reason this occurs was that the hive was agitated and then found the penguins to attack. The final summary explains due to this rare occurrence the penguins in Namibia, South Africa are now considered endangered because of the population decrease. The penguins are now on International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list.

Why is the text written the way it is? The text is written the way it is in the article because its main goal is to inform us about the rare occurrence in South Africa. 

In whose interest is the text? The interest is set to the wider world like students, children, parents, and grandparents. This is because its purpose is to spread the information to prevent cases like these ever again.