Pritchard's+Guide+for+Writing+a+Commetnary

_ b) do you think there is an underlying issue the writer is conveying? (theme)
 * Pritchard’s Guide to Writing a Commentary**
 * Before writing your essay**
 * 1) Read the passage
 * 2) read the guiding questions
 * 3) annotate the passage using an effective strategy such as POPTTTISS, or SPECSLIMS, or SL/SL
 * 4) Read the guiding questions again because you MUST address them somewhere in your commentary.
 * 5) Ask yourself a) what is happening here? (plot)

SPEND APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES PREPARING

· What is the passage and what is it named? · Who wrote it ? · What occurs (briefly)? · What is the underlying concern/point of the writer. Or is he just telling an amusing story, describing an interesting person, providing advice? · Which points are you going to discuss which the writer uses to emphasize his message(s)? (could be some or all guiding questions)
 * Introduction**


 * Development**
 * State the idea you are going to address e.g. use of imagery of pain
 * Give examples form text.
 * Explain why these examples are significant.
 * Explain why this technique has relevance to the overall message of the writer
 * Use correct literary terms in your discussion of language features


 * Conclusion**
 * Restate the points you have discussed and how they tie in with the writer’s concerns/reason for writing. This process is basically repeating your earlier points using different words.
 * DO NOT introduce any new material unless it is a concluding note to wrap the essay up (but be careful).