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Chapter overview
Learning goals
Learning Goals
English
Exam board
OCR
Shakespeare
19th century prose
Modern texts
Poetry
Analysing fiction
Analysing non fiction
Reading
Writing process
Writing skills
Grammar and punctuation
English
Summary
Responding to a fiction text is when you share your thoughts or reactions on an idea in writing. In exams, you will be asked to look at a specific texts or text passages and pick out details to respond to the question that the examiner has given. In this summary, you will learn how to structure a well-written response to a text.
It is important to spend some time looking at the question and what it is asking before you actually start writing your response. The question will always ask you to refer back to the text and use quotes as examples to prove and support your point. Here are some examples of the type of questions that you may have to answer:
Use a paragraph to make a main point. Focus on the question, use evidence from the text and discuss the evidence you've annotated. It is important to change your paragraph structure depending on how you would like to present your ideas. You can use PEEL or PEA paragraphs to help you.
When using quotations, try to be selective and use short quotes as this has more impact than copying out chunks of phrases from the text. Closely analyse your quote to support your point. Here are some examples on how you can do this:
Responding to a fiction text is when you share your thoughts or reactions on an idea in writing. In exams, you will be asked to look at a specific texts or text passages and pick out details to respond to the question that the examiner has given. In this summary, you will learn how to structure a well-written response to a text.
It is important to spend some time looking at the question and what it is asking before you actually start writing your response. The question will always ask you to refer back to the text and use quotes as examples to prove and support your point. Here are some examples of the type of questions that you may have to answer:
Use a paragraph to make a main point. Focus on the question, use evidence from the text and discuss the evidence you've annotated. It is important to change your paragraph structure depending on how you would like to present your ideas. You can use PEEL or PEA paragraphs to help you.
When using quotations, try to be selective and use short quotes as this has more impact than copying out chunks of phrases from the text. Closely analyse your quote to support your point. Here are some examples on how you can do this:
Analysing language and structure in fiction
Annotating a fiction text
Planning your writing
Revising and editing a text
FAQs
Question: Why is it important to read the question before responding to a text?
Answer: It is important to spend some time looking at the question and what it is asking before you actually start writing your response. The question will always ask you to refer back to the text and use quotes as examples to prove and support your point.
Question: Which quotes should I use when responding to a text?
Answer: When using quotations, try to be selective and use short quotes as this has more impact than copying out chunks of phrases from the text.
Question: How do I respond to a text?
Answer: Responding to a fiction text is when you share your thoughts or reactions on an idea in writing.
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