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 define a claim and explain why a fact or a summary is not one. (Guide: “What a literary-analysis paragraph is made of”; Practice questions 1 and 4)
- I can name the parts of the paragraph: claim, evidence and link. (Guide: “The shape of a paragraph”)
- I can explain what makes evidence relevant, specific and sufficient. (Guide: “Choosing evidence”; Practice question 2)
- I can explain why a quotation needs a link to the claim. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”)
Skills
- I can quote exactly and embed a short quotation in my own sentence. (Guide: “Quoting accurately and smoothly”; Practice question 3)
- I can write a claim about a character, setting, plot or narrator that a reader could dispute. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 7)
- I can choose two or three details of different kinds to support a claim. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice questions 2 and 5)
- I can use the present tense and “the narrator” or “the character” when writing about a text. (Guide: “Quoting accurately and smoothly”)
Reasoning
- I can diagnose a weak paragraph sentence by sentence and say what each sentence is missing. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 1)
- I can rewrite a weak draft into a paragraph with a claim, evidence and a link. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 8)
- I can decide which of several claims a detail supports best. (Practice question 5)
All ticked? Take the Unit 1 diagnostic, then return to the revision notes.