Qualification and assessment structure common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Plot Summary Over Analysis

  Focusing too much on summarizing the plot rather than analyzing themes and techniques.

  Fix itPrioritize analysis of literary devices and their impact on the text's meaning.

• Confusing narrator with character

  Students often conflate the narrator's voice with that of a character.

  Fix itClarify that the narrator is a distinct entity that may or may not share the views of characters.

• Over-reliance on plot summary

  Students often summarize the plot instead of analyzing themes and techniques.

  Fix itFocus on analyzing how literary devices contribute to the themes and character development.

• Plot summary instead of analysis

  Students often retell the plot instead of analyzing themes and techniques.

  Fix itFocus on discussing how literary devices convey meaning rather than summarizing events.

• Over-reliance on plot summary

  Students often summarize the plot instead of analyzing themes or character motivations.

  Fix itFocus on specific textual evidence and its implications for character development and thematic exploration.

• Plot Summary Over Analysis

  Students often summarize the plot instead of analyzing themes and character motivations.

  Fix itFocus on interpreting the text's deeper meanings and how literary devices contribute to these themes.

• Plot Summary Over Analysis

  Students often summarize the plot instead of analyzing themes and character motivations.

  Fix itFocus on how specific events illustrate broader themes or character development.

• Over-reliance on plot summary

  Students often summarize the plot instead of analyzing themes and techniques.

  Fix itFocus on analyzing how literary devices contribute to the overall meaning of the text.

• Plot Summary

  Focusing too much on summarizing the plot rather than analyzing themes and techniques.

  Fix itAim to connect plot points to larger themes and literary devices.

• Over-reliance on plot summary

  Students often summarize the plot instead of analyzing the text.

  Fix itFocus on specific literary techniques and their effects on the reader.