Select short,  judicious  quotes.  Be  very  precise  about  which  word  or  phrases  have  the  impact  on  the  reader.    Zoom  in!

Punctuate your  quote.  Use  quotation  marks  ’  ‘  around  the  word  or  phrase.

Embed your  quote.  Make  it  part  of  your  sentence.  Try  not  to  stick  it  on  the  end  or  at  the  beginning.  For  example.  The  animalistic  qualities  of  the  man  are  highlighted  by  his  ‘snorting’  and  ‘growling’.  

Evidence

If  you  can,  apply  2  to  3  quotes   to  a  point  you  are  making.  Use  the  evidence   to  make  your  opinion  statement  -­‐ your  point,  really  strong.  

It  is  possible  to  start  a  paragraph  by  giving  evidence  and  then   relate  it  to  the  comment  or  opinion  statement  you  are  making.  Crucially,    you  need   to  develop  strong  opinions  to  make  evidence  meaningful  wherever  you  place  it  in  your  paragraph.

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dissonanceSentence  structure-­‐ Sentence  length-­‐ SyntaxMotifHyperboleSpeechTone  -­‐ Irony-­‐ SarcasmMood

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What  is  it  about?  Where  is  it  set?  What  is  happening?

Q2  &  3  

A  student  reviewing  the  text  wrote:  ‘I’ve  never  been  to  Tokyo,  but  the  description  is  brilliant  at  creating  a  sense  of  what   the  city  is  like  at  night.’

A  student,  having  read  this  section  of  the  text  said:  “The  writer  brings  the  excitement  and fear  of  what  Ogilvy  saw  to  life  for  the  reader.  It  is  as  if  you  are  there  with  him.

A  student,  having  read  this  section  of  the  text  said:  “The  writer  skilfullyconveys  the  prejudice  of  the  mother  and   the  naivety  of  the  child.   It  is  really  convincing.

A  student,  having  read  this  section  of  the  text  said:  “The  writer  skilfully  conveys  the bleakness  of  the  street  outside.   It  is  as  if  you  are  actually  in  Winston’s  apartment,  looking out  of  the  window  with  him.”  

AO4  Evaluate  and  critically  support  with  appropriate  textual  references

20  Marks  25  Minutes

Reader  Response:At  first  glance  it  appears  that….…leads  the  reader  to  conclude   that…creates  a  vivid  image  of  ……serves  to……gives  the  impression  of…..can  be  interpreted   as…

Writer’s  Craft:The  writer  achieves  this  by..….seeks  to  create……skillfully…convincingly…cleverly…effectivelyNouns

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