Year 10 Integrated Critical Analysis Essay Preparation

Tips –
 Spell the title/author’s name correctly mistakes tell the marker you don’t know the text very well.
 Use the author’s full name in the introduction the first time you mention it, then by surname only.
Use full name again in the conclusion.
 You do not need a list of techniques in your introduction. Keep your introduction focused on the
question and the concepts.
 Analyse the techniques for every quote you use and explain the effect.
 Use connecting words to introduce a second text. These terms help you link paragraphs and move
from one point to the next- see list below.
 Your conclusion must make a specific and direct response to the question.
Then edit, edit, edit, edit, edit, edit, edit, edit, edit – you get the idea…
 Check capitalisation – do not capitalise concepts, no ‘texting’ language, etc.
 Check spelling, grammar and sentence structure.
 Numbers should be written in words - unless more than 3 digits such as dates 1959 etc.
 Avoid generalizations, eg, ‘got’, ‘thing’ and ‘it’ – be specific.
 Can you elevate your word choice further? Use www.visuwords.com or synonyms in Word to vary
commonly used words like ‘show’. I used it to help find the words below.

Vocabulary Expander – don’t forget to check your spelling words for more ideas!
Alternatives alternatives Alternatives character individual society Introduce another
for ‘show’ for ‘eg’ for 1st and text
2nd person
depict For example reader protagonist entity culture similarly
reveal responder narrator character community likewise
indicate This is persona person office equally
suggests depicted by Do not use: antagonist human bearers In the same way
demonstrate I central being politicians correspondingly
exhibits An example you character social order
expresses of this is we opposite idea:
represents us conversely
alludes in contrast
indicates antithetically
evinces contrarily
renders opposing notions
conveys