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Technique E: Elaboration Response
P : Point E: Evidence T: Technique E: Elaboration R: Response

Point : State the point you are trying to prove eg. the conflict in the extract symbolizes change....

Evidence : Give evidence for the conflict by quoting..

Technique : State Literary Features

Elaboration : Develop your point further and give a deeper explanation on your point. Also state the reason for the point that the author was trying to make, or the reason for which the literary feature was used. (Why was is used?)

Response : Describe the emotions or ideas evoked into the reader. If any?

(An ideal essay has 3-5 ideas. Remember to focus more on developing the ideas than to have more of them. 3 well developed ideas will fetch more marks than 6 baseless

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