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Category: Informative Text Types
Introductions and Conclusions
The Basics An introduction gives the reader enough information so they can follow what you are going to say. A GRADE INTRODUCTIONS and Conclusions This website has a very good outline of the steps involved in better introductions and conclusions, with an example: https://writingcenter.ashford.edu/introductions-conclusions
Avoiding Plagiarism
Is your work plagiarised? Your teachers will use a program like PlagScan or Turnitin to check your work. Unfortunately these are licensed, so you can’t check it yourself. Instead, try one of these free online checkers: https://plagiarismdetector.net/ or https://www.quetext.com/. Think you know what plagiarism is? Can you pass this quiz about plagiarism? http://en.writecheck.com/plagiarism-quiz No, you can’t copy…
Objective and Subjective
BASICS Objective VocabularyThat is, those things that can be observed in the photo. Subjective VocabularyThat is, those things that we can infer or assume from the photo. young boyyoung girlhands in the airt-shirtdeskApple computer happywinnerjoysuccessschool settingprimary school Remember that Objectivity is about those things that can be observed; subjectivity is about those things which we…
Connotation and Denotation
BASICS Revise the difference with the PowerPoint we went through in class, Year 10 English 2020. Worksheet on Understanding Connotation and Denotation: Intermediate Go here for a discussion about connotation, and some examples from literature and films: https://literaryterms.net/connotation/ and https://literaryterms.net/denotation/ Using Connotations in poetry writing: https://www.writingforward.com/poetry-writing/denotation-and-connotation-in-poetry-writing The emotional power of words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRt06AvUm0A ADVANCED Connotation and…
Narrative Point of View
Narrative Point of View is the perspective the story or writing is being told from. It is shown in the use of pronouns and there are three main types: What are the Different types of POV? What is it? Effect First Person Pronouns: I, me, my, mine, ours, we. First person tells us the thinking…
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