EXPRESSION

 – eg – “Quote two expressions…”

An expression is a way of saying something. It could be a word or a phrase.

NOT a whole sentence.

WORD

 “Quote a word” – your answer should just be one word.

word choice – if you are writing about word choice YOU NEED TO SAY WHICH WORD THEY CHOSE.

If you are ever singling out a word, present it:

·         “the word” –

·          the meaning  (I2/H – denotation and connotation)–

 the answer.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE  

Your answer will be likely to require this type of answer:

·         a feature of sentence structure –

·         how it affects the meaning/impact

·         – the answer.

(sentence types, punctuation, repetition, word order, lists…)

punctuation

·         what the punctuation is

·         what its function is

·         what it actually does in this instance

 how it affects the meaning/impact

COMPARE OR CONTRAST

Compare – looking at two things to highlight similarity.

Contrast – to highlight the differences.

In an answer about contrast you need both sides.

 LINK QUESTIONS

Eg – How does the sentence “blah blah blah” act as a link?

The answer should look like:

•   “a quote from the link sentence” refers to what came before which was (say what it was).

• “a quote from the link sentence” links to what comes next which was (say what it was).  

• then answer the question.

TONE – how does the writer ‘sound’?

CONTEXT

“Explain how the context helped you to arrive at the meaning of (a word/phrase)”

Answer:

• “word/phrase”

• definition you have worked out (I2/H – denotation and connotation)

• “another quote from the passage that gave you a clue”

Then explain how that clue helped you to figure out the meaning.

EVALUATION

These questions are looking for your real opinion. There is no specific answer. Write a sensible answer and use quotes or evidence to prove it is a sensible answer.

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