English criteria B, elements of topic and thesis etc

Question 1

What is criterion B?

Answer 1

to what extent does the response show the analysis and evaluation of the authors use of stylistic and structural features within the text.

Question 2

explain your answer.

Answer 2

this is just a discussion on the author’s literary choices and how it was effective.

Question 3

What is evaluative language?

Answer 3

Adverbs, verbs and aadjectives that have an evaluative nature and helps indicate evaluation when used throughout your response.

Question 4

Examples of evaluative language.

Answer 4

ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES
Skillfully, Masterfully, Intentionally, Effectively, Cleverly

VERBS
Questions, Accepts, celebrates, ridicules, indicate, assume.

Question 5

What is reader effect?

Answer 5

This refers to the specific effects the author’s literary choices had on the readers/ audience.

Question 6

What is specifically meant by effect?

Answer 6

This is what the readers say:
- Think - thoughts
- feel - emotions
- want - wishes
After reading and digesting the literary text

Question 7

How can you analyze and present the reader effect from the text to your response?

Answer 7

You can look for evidence and technique in the text and discuss the effects of such (feelings, thoughts, wants that could be evoked by them) in your response.

Question 8

Examples of some techniques, evidence and effects.

Answer 8

Techniques- use of irony, use of satire, salutation, tone etc

Evidence - textual reference

Effects - feelings, wishes and thoughts

Question 9

Elements of thesis statement.

Answer 9

1) Link to guiding question
2) rich ideas
3) text type
4) Text name
5) Author
6) Author/Audience relationship
7) Linguistic/literary aspect
8) transition

Question 10

Elements of topic sentence