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 that commentary shows the relationships among evidence, line of reasoning and thesis. (Guide: “What commentary is”)
- I can tell evidence, paraphrase and commentary apart. (Guide: “Evidence, paraphrase and commentary”; Practice questions 1 and 3)
- I can describe four levels of commentary and aim for the top two. (Guide: “Levels of commentary”)
- I can define a line of reasoning as a logical sequence of claims that defends a thesis. (Guide: “The line of reasoning”; Practice question 4)
Skills
- I can write commentary that says what the evidence shows, how it works and why it matters. (Guide: Worked example 1; Practice question 6)
- I can name the writer’s choice that my commentary explains. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 2; Practice question 2)
- I can rewrite thin commentary as stronger commentary. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 7)
- I can order three claims into a line of reasoning. (Guide: “A line of reasoning in outline”; Practice question 8)
Reasoning
- I can use a transition to show how one claim builds on another. (Practice question 5)
- I can check that claims do not repeat each other. (Guide: “The line of reasoning”)
- I can explain how a line of reasoning may qualify an earlier claim. (Guide: “The line of reasoning”)
All ticked? Move on to the Topic 3.8 study guide, Selecting evidence and controlling composition, or return to the revision notes.