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Commonality

Up to 2 marks can be achieved for identifying commonalities relating to the question.

8 Mark Question

Commonalities - (2)

In This Extract - (2)

Elsewhere In The Play - (4)

Word Choice - Formula

In a word choice question is to identify words that the writer uses to create a particular impact and explain how they create this impact using the connotations.

State technique

State an example

Impact

Connotations

Example

Word Choice - Underweight

Definition - A word to refer to a person who is very skinny.

Connotations - Malnourished, Sick, Very Skinny, Small, Light

Impact - Alerts the readers brain to the fact that the character is very skinny.

Denotation - A term which is supposed to refer to a body mass index of less than 18.5 or simply being in a healthy weight range but is overused to categorize what seems like thin people in general.

Connotations and Denotations

Connotations are in the RUAE test in english

Connotations are a different way to describe something

It is word choice not words choice

Denotation is the dictionary meaning

Connotation is the secondary meaning

Simple Descriptions

Choose a word (1-3 words max) - “__

Denotation - the literal meaning

Connotation - Emotions/Ideas connected to the word.

Impact - The word has an effect on the writing instead of a random answer

Word Choice

Synonym

Verbs

Colour

Red - Scarlet

Blue - Navy

Green - Viridian

Orange - Amber

Brown - Rust

Climbed - Clambered

Jumped - Leaped

Walked - Stalked

Ran - Dashed

Emotions

Upset - Disappointed

Happy - Joyful

Imagery

Quote

Identify Imagery Technique

Breakdown what two things are being compared

Explain the Impact of the comparison

Metaphors

Example

"The room was a pigsty"

The room is being compared to a pigsty

Pigsties are disgusting and smelly, so this shows that the room must be too.

Angry - Enraged

Scared - Petrified