Question 2. Flashcards

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What is this question about?

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Explain, comment on and analyse how writes use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers using relevant subject terminology to support their view:

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What do you need to make sure when doing this question?

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Precision and it is contextualised.

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How long should you spend on this question?

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10 mins.

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What should you ask yourself when reading the extract in relation to this question?

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What is the specific effect the writer is trying to achieve.

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Should you reference long or short phrases?

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Short, so you don’t get caught up in narrative rather than linguistic choices.
But try and choose words with deeper meaning or connotations.

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What are sentence forms and should they be used in this question?

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Yes, as you want to find out if they’ve used any short or long sentences for effect.
- Sentence length

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How many quotes should you use to analyse in details?

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Explore in as much details you can, there’s no rule on how many you can.

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