Analytical Text Responses: Writing the Essay (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards

Overall position/argument; specific, original, addresses topic

1st, 2nd or 3rd sentence; states para's main argument

1. Topic sentence 2. Evidence 3. Analysis

Outlines key arguments to develop in body paragraphs

Integrate into sentence, use quotation marks, keep short

Restate contention, summarise arguments, final statement

Warning or indication of a future event in story

Objects/images represent wider ideas or abstract qualities

Third person; avoid 'I'

Present tense