Essay writing: using context in responses to ‘Small Island’
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I can understand how context is used in a written response.
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Context can refer to key concepts, such as colourism or colonial attitudes, which inform our understanding of the text.
Context refers to historical, social, literary and biographical information.
Context should not be presented as isolated facts.
Context should be relevant to the analysis and woven in the response.
Context should develop your ideas and give an insight into the writer’s purpose and intention.
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