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The Unseen and Practical Criticism
Quick questions on Annotating under time pressure explained: H2 Literature in English
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What is annotate to think, not to decorate?Show answer
The purpose of annotation is to capture your thinking so you can build an argument from it. Covering a passage in underlines is useless if you have not noted why each one matters. The habit to build is to write a brief effect beside each mark - a word or two ("isolation", "irony", "slows pace") - so that your annotations are already half-analysis by the time you plan.
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Why should you note an effect beside each annotation? [2 marks]
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What should you mark in an unseen passage, and what should you ignore? [2 marks]
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Why is grouping annotations into clusters the key planning step? [3 marks]
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