Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can explain how definition and description develop an idea. (Guide: “Two methods that make an idea visible”; Practice question 5)
- I can tell a formal definition from an extended definition. (Guide: “Definition”; Practice question 1)
- I can explain how description differs from definition. (Guide: “Two methods that make an idea visible”; Practice question 2)
- I can explain why examples and illustrations strengthen both methods. (Guide: “Using examples and illustrations”; Practice question 2)
Skills
- I can identify the method (definition or description) and the features used in a passage. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice questions 1 and 4)
- I can write an extended definition that uses examples, contrast or features. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 6)
- I can turn vague description into concrete, sensory detail. (Guide: “Description”; Practice question 7)
- I can describe what a definition or description does in a published text. (Guide: “Definition as strategy”, Worked example 2; Practice questions 3 and 4)
Reasoning
- I can judge whether a definition is fair or decides the argument in advance. (Guide: “Definition as strategy”; Practice questions 3 and 6)
- I can explain how a choice of details serves a writer’s purpose. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 4; Practice questions 4 and 8)
- I can link a definition or description to a claim in my own paragraph. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 4; Practice question 6)
- I can write a one-sentence analysis of the method and its effect. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 5; Practice question 8)