Essay Companion

Developing a response: Academic phrases: Academic phrases:

What is your idea? The writer conveys/presents/contrasts/ implies/indicates/ This reveals/ suggests/ implies/depicts/conveys/
What is the evidence to back this up? creates/reveals emphasises/reinforces/highlights/ portrays
What can you infer from the evidence? It’s clear that the use of....shows how... The most important word is…
How is your idea shown in the evidence? It’s possible the writer wants us to understand ... Consequently ...
How does the writer use techniques / language / structure? By using a .... the writer shows how … By using a…the writer creates the impression of…
How does this link back to your initial idea? By using ... the writer is forcing the reader to... In particular, the use of…
Why did the writer use this? Why did they want to show this? Why did This would be particularly powerful to a …reader/audience The word…conveys…
they choose to present it in this way? The writer would have been influenced by…
Words to show a developed interpretation:
Words to show emphasis: In addition the use of a ....
Words to summarise and conclude: cleverly, accurately, clearly, ironically, effectively, Furthermore, the use of a ... develops the idea of...
On the whole undoubtedly, above all, notable, especially, significantly This idea is further strengthened by the use of...
Overall Alternatively the use of...could also show…
Ultimately This idea could be linked to…
Finally Perhaps the writer’s aim is to…
In conclusion The writer is obviously trying to…

Essay Companion
Developing a response: Academic phrases: Academic phrases:
What is your idea? The writer conveys/presents/contrasts/ implies/indicates/ This reveals/ suggests/ implies/depicts/conveys/
What is the evidence to back this up? creates/reveals emphasises/reinforces/highlights/ portrays
What can you infer from the evidence? It’s clear that the use of....shows how... The most important word is…
How is your idea shown in the evidence? It’s possible the writer wants us to understand ... Consequently ...
How does the writer use techniques / language / structure? By using a .... the writer shows how … By using a…the writer creates the impression of…
How does this link back to your initial idea? By using ... the writer is forcing the reader to... In particular, the use of…
Why did the writer use this? Why did they want to show this? Why did This would be particularly powerful to a …reader/audience The word…conveys…
they choose to present it in this way? The writer would have been influenced by…
Words to show a developed interpretation:
Words to show emphasis: In addition the use of a ....
Words to summarise and conclude: cleverly, accurately, clearly, ironically, effectively, Furthermore, the use of a ... develops the idea of...
On the whole undoubtedly, above all, notable, especially, significantly This idea is further strengthened by the use of...
Overall Alternatively the use of...could also show…
Ultimately This idea could be linked to…
Finally Perhaps the writer’s aim is to…
In conclusion The writer is obviously trying to…