1, THE BLOCK STRUCTURE The block structure has this name because one whole ‘block’ or section of your analysis focuses on. just one persuasive text and the other ‘block’ focuses on the other persuasive text. Typically, you spend. more time focusing first on 2 longer text before analysing a shorter text. If you are analysing two texts of roughly equal length then you can spend equal time on both texts or choose to spend more time on the text you have the most to say about. Here's what the structure could look like: PARAGRAPH FOCUS Introduction ‘Summarise issue background Identify writer, contention, central argument and intention of first piece and second piece Vee lerete seat eaas Body Paragraph t Analyse how the opening contributes to achieving the overall intention Body Paragraph 2 Analyse how the body contributes to achieving the overall intention Body Paragraph 3 Analyse how the closing contributes to achieving the overall intention APT sees sctperreisiises Body Paragraph 4 ‘Analyse how both the opening and body contribute to achieving the overall intention and how they compare or contrast with the first piece analysed ! Or: Analyse just the opening and how it contributes to achieving the overall intention and how it compares or contrasts with the first piece analysed Body Paragraph S Analyse how the closing contributes to achieving the overall intention (Conclusion) and how it compares or contrasts with the first piece analysed on Analyse both the body and the closing and how they contribute to achieving the overall intention and how they compare or contrast with the first piece analysed At the end of this section, there is an exemple block analysis of two persuasive pieces.