key takeaways from what we did in class

Question 1

the four points to remember when writing my critical essays

Answer 1

• make the introduction more relevent, no one cares when he was born and when he wrote the play
• be more insightful with the quotes - you have the time!
• put the best example you have first, it doesnt need to be in chronological order
• avoid repetitive phrases

Question 2

what do i need to remember when doing the close reading paper

Answer 2

• think about the idea behind what the writer is saying when you are paraphrasing and then paraphrase that rather than just turning into a human thesaurus
• really think deeply about the key ideas in the two passages
• word choice the f out of the passage whenever there are language questions because if you remember the way the marking instructions are, there are literally loads of possibilities
• think like the marking instructions as much as you can
• what is the writer saying?????
• read the whole passage dont go straight to the questions
• dont overcomplicate it - when you look at the marking instructions its so much more simpler than you make it out to be when you are doing the paper - so just simplify it - dont make it hard for yourself