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Mastering Close Reading for Exams

A comprehensive guide covering close reading basics, exam approaches, coping with challenging questions, identifying tone, and more. Learn quotation methods, sentence structure, imagery analysis, essential terms, and boost confidence. Good luck!

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Mastering Close Reading for Exams

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  1. Close Reading a quick run through the basics

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  3. What this presentation covers

  4. Approaching the exam paper

  5. Know the questions that make you panic

  6. If this is one of them - look at the sections that revise it.

  7. Things to mention in ‘show how’ questions.

  8. Imagine the writer is speaking.Listen for the tone of voice.

  9. Some of the things to think about if ‘sound’ is mentioned

  10. Remember connotations in ‘show how’ and word choice questions

  11. You should definitely quote when…

  12. But sometimes it’s advisable NOT to

  13. Be confident. You can do it!

  14. Other parts of this guide can help with • Quotation method • Sentence structure • Commenting on imagery and wordchoice • Need-to-know terms • Good luck!

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