how to analyse a text
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How to Analyse a TextTRANSCRIPT
Understanding the question What we call “shady terms” that need definition. Once the terms are
clearly defined, students are better able to seek and find evidence that is relevant to their argument
Look at questions that will lead to higher-level thinking and understanding.
Make sense of the knowledge they’re learning in order to answer that questions – which means, simply require the knowledge and understanding needed.
Write an essay in response to ONE of the following questions. MAKE SURE YOU REFER TO THE WRITTEN TEXT. Look at:
o The moral dilemma which exists in the textso Characters that provoke controversyo Reading texts can be unsettlingo There is a sense of inevitability about the tradgedies
How to analyse a text