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Informed literary responses literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Articulate informed, personal and creative responses to literary texts. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Informed literary responses literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Use associated literary concepts and terminology in a relevant argument. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Informed literary responses literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Communicate through coherent and accurate written expression. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
How meanings are shaped literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Analyse ways in which meanings are shaped in literary texts. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
How meanings are shaped literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Connect authorial methods to the meanings produced by a literary text. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Contexts of writing and reception literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Demonstrate understanding of the significance of relevant literary contexts. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring literary context vs biography or criticism.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Contexts of writing and reception literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Explain how contexts influence the writing and reception of literary texts. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring literary context vs biography or criticism.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Connections across literary texts literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Explore connections across literary texts. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Connections across literary texts literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Use comparison to develop understanding of genre, context and interpretation. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
Different interpretations literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Explore literary texts informed by different interpretations. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring supported interpretation vs unsupported opinion.
Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.
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