Key learning points

1. Topic sentences need to be clear and linked to the question.
2. Main and supporting quotations from the text are used to justify arguments.
3. Responses should avoid re-telling the plot.
4. Revising and editing your essays is an important part of the writing process.
5. Analysis should be linked to the writer’s purpose and comment on choices.

Keywords

• Cohesive - In writing, if the structure is cohesive it is clear how the parts fit together. It has a clear introduction, middle and conclusion.

• Chronological - To arrange things in the order of which they happen in time.

• Discourse marker - A word or phrase which organises writing into clear sections and ideas.

• Elevate - You are elevating something if you are making it higher, or in the case of writing making it better.

Common misconception