Skills

The Levels of Analysis allow you to make sure that your analysis of a text is moving in a logical progression in a way that says something significant about the thing you're analysing. In order to learn more about this method, click the heading or picture to the left. 

Everything in your analysis revolves around your claims. They are the things that you are trying to prove about the text. In order to learn more about claims, click the heading or picture to the left. 

Evidence is proof! It's the the parts of the text that we incorporate into our interpretation to prove the claims that we are making. Click the title or the photo to the left to learn more about using evidence in your writing. 

The paragraph is the basic building block of any writing. Click the link or the image to learn more about keeping your paragraphs CL.E.A.R: CLaims, Evidence, Analysis, Relate.

A common question type in iGCSE is to understand types of moments that are created by authors in their works. Click the title or the image, and use these slides to see some different types of moments that you might be asked to comment on, and the different things to consider when doing so. 

Understanding the themes of a text is essential to our interpretation of the text as a whole. When we analyse a theme, it's important that we do more than simply identify an idea that the text explores. We need to comment on that idea specifically. Click the title or the image, and use these slides to better understand how to analyse theme. 

It's important that the structure of our writing makes our communication clear. Click the link above or the image to learn how to effectively structure essays so that the quality of our analysis is magnified rather than lost. 

Reflecting on our wok is one of the best ways to develop skills. In fact, some people believe that skill development is impossible without reflection. 

• Click here to learn how to 'Decode Feedback'

• Click here for a checklist to reflect on your paragraphs