Effect on the reader
What Effect on the reader means in English Language GCSE, as defined for AQA, Eduqas.
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Explaining the effect of vocabulary or grammar on the reader, linking word choice or sentence construction to mood, pace, tension or characterisation.
What a technique makes the reader think, feel or picture, which a technique must always be connected to rather than named in isolation.
Topics that use Effect on the reader
- Critical reading and comprehension (AQA GCSE)
- Assessment - Assessment Objectives and Weightings (Eduqas GCSE)
Related terms
- Active listening
- Appropriate response to questions
- Bias and evaluation
- Clarity and coherence
- Coherent written expression
- Combining ideas from multiple texts
- Comparative analysis
- Comparative analysis and synthesis
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