7 free text analysis & essays resources for Year 12: 5 worksheets, 2 study guides. Answers included.
Analysing texts, techniques and essay writing for senior English. Year 12 is the first year of senior study.
Students will practise: constructing an arguable thesis that answers the question; structuring an analytical essay with a clear line of argument; writing claim-based topic sentences and analysis sentences; selecting, embedding and explaining textual evidence; identifying language, structural and form techniques accurately; describing the specific effect of a technique rather than a generic one; writing analysis that moves from technique to evidence to effect to idea; choosing which techniques are worth analysing in depth.
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Analysing texts, techniques and essay writing for senior English. At Year 12, our resources focus on: constructing an arguable thesis that answers the question; structuring an analytical essay with a clear line of argument; writing claim-based topic sentences and analysis sentences; selecting, embedding and explaining textual evidence.
Read the study guide first, then start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet. Finish with the topic test.
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