Close reading techniques

Question 1

Own words

Answer 1

-Use own words
-Answer in bullet points
(number of marks = number of points you must make)
-Make sure you haven’t accidentally taken any key words from the passage

Question 2

Word choice

Answer 2

-Quote the word/phrase
-“Has connotations of…”
-Explain how these connotations develop our understanding of the passage - “This suggests that…”

Question 3

Effective Conclusion

Answer 3

• W.I.S
  -“Quote”
  -“Provides an effective conclusion as it reiterates /reinforces/highlights the writers idea that…..expressed earlier in the passage

Question 4

Imagery

Answer 4

-State and quotethe technique
simile / metaphor / personification
-Just as … (explain the part of the comparison that has been made up)
-So too… (explain how this applies to the actual subject)
-This suggest that…

Question 5

Sentence structure

Answer 5

-Quote
-Identify the technique
-“It is used to…”
-“This suggest that…”

Question 6

Link

Answer 6

-“Quote” “links back to” - how it relates to the previous idea in the passage
-“Quote” “links forward to” - how it relates to the following idea of the passage

Question 7

Short sentence

Answer 7

-to add dramatic impact (identify point exactly)
-to bluntly state that….(identify point exactly)

Question 8

Colon

Answer 8

-to introduce a point or explanation

Question 9

List

Answer 9

-to show a range or variety
-make sure to identify “what” sort of info is added

Question 10

Parenthesis

Answer 10

-to add information
-make sure to identify “what” sort of info is added

Question 11

Repetition

Answer 11

-to reiterate the point / highlight the main issue / opinion
-make sure to clearly state “why” it is used in the text