SAQ Author's Intention

Question 1

Author’s Intention (“use of the word/phrase”)

Answer 1

1) Purpose of the word / phrase
- emphasise / highlight
- draw a contrast
- show similarities
- personalise / make it more relatable

2) Paraphrase & explain quotation
3) Context

Question 2

Purpose of opening question

Answer 2

• introduce the main topic of…
• attract the reader’s attention by…
• provoke the reader’s thought by…

Question 3

Purpose of concluding statement

Answer 3

• provides a link / an answer to the author’s opening question in the first paragraph
• provides a succinct conclusion to main argument
• encourage readers to…

Question 4

General Inference (“what author means by…”)

Answer 4

1) Paraphrase & explain quotation
2) Context (paraphrase before/after)

Question 5

Author’s Craft (“how does author…”)

Answer 5

• repetition: emphasise
• listing: sheer number
• example: support / contrast
• stats: prove / disprove
• analogy: compare w something familiar to paint a clearer picture
• rhetorical qn: get reader to question themselves / reflect and think more deeply
• effective conclusion:
  > question; firm answer
  > consequence; reiterated
  > tone / attitude; echoed