Guardian article - riots - 09.08.11

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Analyse the language of the Guardian article.
As with the Express article, look for the ways in which it describes young people and the events of the previous day.

• Copy a selection of evidence and
• comment on how the words construct a particular representation.

Another feature of this article to deconstruct is the references made to the case of Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police in Tottenham led to a protest there, which then escalated into the first disturbances. Make a note of

• how this is referred to
• how many times
• where in the article these references come

Then write a comment on The Guardian's apparent perspective on the riots and on the case of Mark Duggan.