English Language Exam Technique

Question	Answer
Question 1	Summarise, main points, cover whole article (often change in tone - identify and explain), use quotes, identify purpose AVOID OPINION
Question 2	Analysis of whole text shaping, analysis of specific devices/techniques in headline linked to text and picture, 3/4 quotations that link to picture and explain how they link THE PICTURE ALWAYS LINKS TO THE TEXT
Question 3	Explain thoughts and feelings, cover whole text, explain why feelings and how conveyed, focus on writer only, techniques, will be personal + emotive AVOID IMAGERY AND EFFECTS + EMPTY STATEMENTS
Question 4	Must leave enough time, approx 2 pages, comparison, state sources, identify different purpose and form, identify devices + explain effects - link to reader, focus on language AVOID FORCING LINKS, SAYING WHAT THERE ISN'T, REPETITION OF PREVIOUS POINTS, PICTURE

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	Created by Lauren Crawford almost 10 years ago