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Discuss Attitude

Source A: is a report of a doctor who witnessed the first cholera outbreaks in KilmarnockThis horrific disease takes its toll firstly amongst the poorest, but no one has immunity to its ravages. Whatever causes it is no respecter of wealth, position or age. The outbreaks may have started in the poorest districts but the gentry are also affected. Cholera is a curse upon the population.

Discuss the attitude of the author towards cholera. 4

To discuss the attitude you must use words like…..

Thinks Example… The author thinks that cholera affected the poorest first because he says…..

Believes Example… He believes that no one is immune to the disease because he says…..

He is of the opinion

Example… He is of the opinion that no one is safe from cholera because he says…..

In his view Example… In his view cholera is like a curse as he says…..

Positive / negative

Example… The author has a very negative attitude

The first thing you must do is try to describe the author’s overall viewpoint.

Finally give a conclusion

Next talk about specific views in the source content

Do this again And again

The author’s attitude towards cholera is that it is a horrible disease. He thinks that cholera affected the poorest first because he says “It takes its toll firstly amongst the poorest”. He also believes that no one is immune to the disease because he says. “no respecter of wealth, position or age. He is of the opinion that no one is safe from cholera because he says. “the gentry are also affected”. In his view cholera is like a curse as he says “It is a curse upon the population.

In conclusion the author attitude is very negative towards cholera.