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COMMENTARY

WHAT IS
COMMENTARY
a spoken description of an event on the
radio or television that is broadcast as
the event happens
FEATURES OF
COMMENTARY
purpose: to verbally enact or describe the
01 situation which is being displayed live.

02 use of critique

03 thesis statement: use of imagery


and allusion
04 written in present tense

05 building of suspense

written in 3rd person by avoiding the use of I,


06 me, we, us.

07 use of comical language


ACTIVITY

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