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- Subject: English
- AS: 90722
- Level: 3
- Credits: 3
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3.3 Respond critically to Shakespearean drama studied
Terminology
Here are explanations for terminology used in the achievement criteria for this achievement standard. They are grouped by level of achievement.
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Achievement
Develop a critical response
Develop a critical response means you form an argument using thoroughly discussed content notes and close examination of the written material as evidence to prove your case. Critical response involves the close analysis and evaluation of aspects such as theme(s), setting, characterisation, context (social, political, historical, etc), conventions of genre, positioning of reader. Also consider how the writer has shaped the text through structure, method of narration, style, and literary features to help make valid judgements about the writer’s purpose and how they have presented their ideas.
Specified aspects will include features used in crafting and shaping the text such as structure, method of narration, style, word choice, use of language, literary features, and could include theme(s), characterisation, setting, context (social, political, or historical), and positioning of the reader. A particular feature of the text will be identified and stated in the question and your answer must focus on this.
Supporting evidence means combining accurate and relevant quotations, statements of events, and analysis and evaluation of characterisation in order to answer the question in depth.
Achievement with Merit
Convincing means to be confident with the content and style of writing you use. Your essay could develop a convincing argument by being accurate, very detailed, precise, or persuasive.
Achievement with Excellence
Integrated means you are able to combine evidence from the text with your own comments to help support your argument.
Perceptive means you are able explain and discuss observations that are meaningful, relevant, and significant about a text.
