Paper 1 response requirements key terms

passage

passage is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Analyse the printed Shakespeare passage closely.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

Shakespeare

Shakespeare is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Shakespeare passage-based response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

passage

passage is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Connect passage detail to the play as a whole and the selected genre.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

genre

genre is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Shakespeare passage-based response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

build

build is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Build a relevant argument using all five assessment objectives.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

relevant

relevant is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Shakespeare passage-based response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

construct

construct is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Construct a focused essay on the selected Shakespeare text.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

focused

focused is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Shakespeare essay response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

genre

genre is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Use genre, context, methods, connections and interpretations to develop the argument.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

argument

argument is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Shakespeare essay response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

support

support is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Support the response with precise textual references from a closed-book text.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

response

response is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Shakespeare essay response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

genre

genre is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Compare the two further set texts through the selected genre.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

Linked-text response

Linked-text response is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Linked-text response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

explore

explore is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Explore significant similarities and differences rather than listing features.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

significant

significant is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Linked-text response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

integrate

integrate is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Integrate all five assessment objectives into a connected argument.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

five

five is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Linked-text response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.