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The Unseen Poetry and Prose
Quick questions on Reading an unseen passage explained: N(A)-Level Literature in English
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what is the situation, what happens?Show answer
For a passage: who are the characters, where are they, what is going on? If you cannot summarise it simply, you are not ready to analyse it. Getting the basic meaning right is the foundation of everything.
What is read it more than once?Show answer
You cannot notice everything in one read. Use at least two reads, each with a job:
What is only reading once?Show answer
Trusting a single quick read and missing the deeper meaning or the writer's methods. Read at least twice.
What is q1?Show answer
What is the job of the first read and the second read of an unseen text? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why should you be able to summarise the text in plain words before analysing? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What should you do if you hit a word you do not know? [3 marks]
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