219 free study cards across 2 topics, written to the Edexcel specification. Study them as flashcards or multiple choice, and rate each one Got it, Almost or Forgot.
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What changes when you write the text for a speech rather than an article?
It has to work on one hearing. Sentences shorten, the audience is addressed directly, key points are repeated deliberately, and the structure is signposted because a listener cannot look back.
Write in the voice of someone standing in front of the audience the task names. A speech to a school assembly and one to a council meeting differ in more than politeness.
What does evaluating a text require that explaining it does not?
A judgement. Explaining says what a writer does and how it works; evaluating says how well it works, on what evidence, and where it succeeds more or less than elsewhere.
An evaluation is still rooted in the text. 'I did not enjoy it' is a reaction, while 'the shift into short sentences carries the panic better than the earlier description does' is a judgement.
Why is ending a story by revealing that it was all a dream a poor choice?
It cancels everything the reader has invested in. An ending should settle the change the piece turned on, or turn it once more, not announce that none of it counted.
The same objection applies to an ending that simply stops because time ran out. Planning the last line before you start is the practical defence against both.
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