As well as character, themes and setting, what else could you write about in a fiction response?
The effect the text has on you, the reader
The effect of the book cover
The essay question and its effect
How many times should you read an extract of text in an exam?
Once should be enough
Exactly six times
More than once if you have time
What can you do to stay focused on the question or task?
Circle the key words in the question or task
Write the question out again at the top of your answer
Keep going back to re-read the whole question
When discussing a literary or language technique, what is most important thing to include:
The definition of the technique
The effect of the technique
An explanation of where the technique appears in the paragraph
What can you use as a guide, when deciding how much to write in response to a fiction text?
That every questions needs at least five paragraphs
The space in the answer booklet for each question
The number of marks given after the question
What should you include in each paragraph?
A brief introduction
Evidence from the text
A link to another text
What can you use to link your paragraphs?
Connectives
Evidence
Quotations
What length should your quotations be?
Half a page
A paragraph
Short and useful
How should you present quotations?
Embed them where possible
Put them on a separate line
Put them in italics
What are the connotations of a word?
The dictionary definition
Things or ideas it reminds you of
The history of the world