Close Reading Flashcards
1
Q
How do we answer word choice questions?
A
- Quote the word
- Discuss it’s connotations
- Show how its connotations are being used in the text
(Maximum of 2 marks for this)
2
Q
How do we answer imagary questions?
A
- Quote the image
- State which type of image it is
- State what is being compared (A is being compared to B)
- State what they have in common (Just as B is … so too, A is …)
- Explain what the image explains to us
(Maximum of 2 marks for this)
3
Q
How do we answer link questions?
A
- Quote the part of the sentence which links back
- Discuss what it is linking back to
- Quote the part of the sentence which links forwards
- Discuss what it is linking forwards to
(Maximum of 2 marks for this)
4
Q
How do we answer own words questions?
A
NEVER QUOTE HERE!
- Identify the key points of the part of the text discussed
- Bullet point them in a list
(1 mark for each point)
5
Q
How do we answer sentence structure questions?
A
- Quote piece of sentence structure
- State what the sentence structure is
- Explain what the sentence structure does generally
- Show how this is being used in the text
(Maximum of 2 marks for this)
6
Q
How do we answer tone questions?
A
- Identify the tone the writer takes
- Quote a piece of word choice / imagery / sentence structure which shows this tone
- Follow the middle step(s) for this type of question
- Show how this conveys the writers tone which you have identified
(Maximum of 2 marks for this)
