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Paper 1 Question 4 Revision Mat

This document provides guidance for students on how to critically evaluate texts and support their arguments with textual evidence for an assessment objective. It lists questions for students to consider about an author's language choices and how evidence supports their arguments. It focuses on using statements, reasons, methods, and quotations to develop a structured argument. The document provides marking criteria for writing paragraphs that demonstrate in-depth analysis, opinion support, and exploration of an author's methods through embedded quotations.

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Paper 1 Question 4 Revision Mat

This document provides guidance for students on how to critically evaluate texts and support their arguments with textual evidence for an assessment objective. It lists questions for students to consider about an author's language choices and how evidence supports their arguments. It focuses on using statements, reasons, methods, and quotations to develop a structured argument. The document provides marking criteria for writing paragraphs that demonstrate in-depth analysis, opinion support, and exploration of an author's methods through embedded quotations.

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Assessment Objective 4

Evaluate texts critically and


support this with apt textual
references.

Questions to Consider…

Remember the key skill of this question is evaluation. Evaluate the WHAT and the HOW.
Why has the writer chosen this language?
How does this evidence my argument?
How does this impact the reader?
Focus on the statement - reason I agree that…

Refer to a method and quotation The writer uses…

Explain how the method supports This suggests…


your point

Make specific reference to a detail The use of….


from the method

Explain/evaluate how the method This further creates a sense of …


further clarifies your point through …

Identify 4 quotations,
explode linking to the
statement and your own
Have You… opinion.
 developed a clearly structured argument?
 used a range of ideas from the text? Aim to write 3/4 paragraphs

 explored the writer’s methods?


 embedded your quotations?
Marks What’s Written How It’s Written

In-depth, personal response to the Opinions are convincingly explained


16-20 statement, detailed analysis of and fully supported with relevant,
Level 4 writer’s choices. useful quotations.

20 Marks Be Clear…
Especially/ particularly/notably/
Speculate…
Possibly/ potentially/seemingly
Evaluate…
Definitely/ surely/certainly/
Prominently/markedly/predominantly Viably/arguably/conceivably Deliberately/ cleverly/ frequently/
20 Minutes Regularly/ Unquestionably/ typically/
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