Post by The Thought Police (admin) on Mar 17, 2013 11:39:27 GMT -5
Close Reading: Formulae Sheet by Miss Pollock
Understanding
1. ¬Own words:
• Identify the relevant section of the passage.
• Change the key words, to demonstrate your understanding of the section.
2. Quotation:
• Identify the relevant section of the passage.
• Lift out relevant the word / phrase.
3. Context:
• State what the word means.
• Quote the word or phrase that helps you understand the meaning.
• Explain how your quote does this.
4. Summary
• Identify the key points / issues from the relevant section.
• Change these points into your own words.
5. Link:
• Summarise what is being said in the section before the link.
• Quote a word from the linking sentence / paragraph and explain how it links back.
• Summarise what is being said in the section after the link.
• Quote a word from the linking sentence/paragraph and explain how it links forward.
Analysis
1. Tone:
• Identify the tone of the extract (NB: The tone will NEVER be ‘normal’).
• Quote the words that help you identify this tone and explain how they do so.
2. Word Choice:
• Quote the example of word choice.
• State the denotation of the word (meaning).
• State the connotations of the word (associations).
• State how the word choice deepens your understanding of the passage.
3. Imagery:
• State what the image is (e.g. metaphor, simile, personification etc.)
• Use the ‘Just as…’/’So…’ formula to link the root of the image to the wider suggestion.
• State how the use of imagery highlights the writer’s point or attitude.
4. Sentence Structure:
• Give the example of sentence structure used (e.g. short / complex sentences, punctuation, word order, grammar).
• Say how the use of sentence structure highlights the writer’s point or attitude.
5. Contrast (usually a question which expects analysis of any of 1 to 4 above to show contrast):
• Summarise the subject of one side of the contrast.
• Quote a word / phrase to demonstrate this.
• Summarise the other side.
• Quote a word / phrase to demonstrate this.
• Explain how the two opposing ideas contrast.
Evaluation
1) How effective?
• Usually based on the whole passage, often directing you towards a concluding paragraph.
• Give a statement answering the question (e.g. how effective is the final paragraph?).
• Focus on a technique used in the final sentence/paragraph and explain its effectiveness.
• Find a similar example from earlier in the passage or find a way in which you can link the final section to something earlier in the passage (e.g. to the title of the piece).
2) Comparative Evaluation
• Based on both passages.
• You will be asked to identify where the writers agree or disagree or do both.
• Identify a point of agreement/disagreement. Support this with a quote and a summarised explanation from each passage.
• Aim to have at least three points of agreement/disagreement.
Understanding
1. ¬Own words:
• Identify the relevant section of the passage.
• Change the key words, to demonstrate your understanding of the section.
2. Quotation:
• Identify the relevant section of the passage.
• Lift out relevant the word / phrase.
3. Context:
• State what the word means.
• Quote the word or phrase that helps you understand the meaning.
• Explain how your quote does this.
4. Summary
• Identify the key points / issues from the relevant section.
• Change these points into your own words.
5. Link:
• Summarise what is being said in the section before the link.
• Quote a word from the linking sentence / paragraph and explain how it links back.
• Summarise what is being said in the section after the link.
• Quote a word from the linking sentence/paragraph and explain how it links forward.
Analysis
1. Tone:
• Identify the tone of the extract (NB: The tone will NEVER be ‘normal’).
• Quote the words that help you identify this tone and explain how they do so.
2. Word Choice:
• Quote the example of word choice.
• State the denotation of the word (meaning).
• State the connotations of the word (associations).
• State how the word choice deepens your understanding of the passage.
3. Imagery:
• State what the image is (e.g. metaphor, simile, personification etc.)
• Use the ‘Just as…’/’So…’ formula to link the root of the image to the wider suggestion.
• State how the use of imagery highlights the writer’s point or attitude.
4. Sentence Structure:
• Give the example of sentence structure used (e.g. short / complex sentences, punctuation, word order, grammar).
• Say how the use of sentence structure highlights the writer’s point or attitude.
5. Contrast (usually a question which expects analysis of any of 1 to 4 above to show contrast):
• Summarise the subject of one side of the contrast.
• Quote a word / phrase to demonstrate this.
• Summarise the other side.
• Quote a word / phrase to demonstrate this.
• Explain how the two opposing ideas contrast.
Evaluation
1) How effective?
• Usually based on the whole passage, often directing you towards a concluding paragraph.
• Give a statement answering the question (e.g. how effective is the final paragraph?).
• Focus on a technique used in the final sentence/paragraph and explain its effectiveness.
• Find a similar example from earlier in the passage or find a way in which you can link the final section to something earlier in the passage (e.g. to the title of the piece).
2) Comparative Evaluation
• Based on both passages.
• You will be asked to identify where the writers agree or disagree or do both.
• Identify a point of agreement/disagreement. Support this with a quote and a summarised explanation from each passage.
• Aim to have at least three points of agreement/disagreement.