Textual evidence
What Textual evidence means in English Language GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Textual evidence
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Precise references, including quotations, structural features or patterns of language, selected to support the evaluation.
Short, precise quotations or references used to support the points made about a text.
Topics that use Textual evidence
- Assessment - Assessment Objectives and Weightings (Eduqas GCSE)
- Assessment Objectives (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Active listening
- Formal spoken register
- Language analysis
- Structural analysis
- Tone, style and register
- Appropriate response to questions
- Audience and purpose
- Audience and purpose in formal speech
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