1.1.4

Key Points for Context

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Complete the interactive activities in the Seneca app to work towards your CPD certificate.

Top 5 to Thrive

Here are five top tips to help students enhance their understanding of context:

Tip 1 - Consider

Tip 1 - Consider

  • As part of their revision, students should consider the different types of context that they could use.
Tip 2 - Relevance

Tip 2 - Relevance

  • Students should learn to always think about what context is relevant to the question they are being asked to answer.
Tip 3 - Balance

Tip 3 - Balance

  • Make sure students know the right balance between too much context and too little context.
Tip 4 - Knowledge

Tip 4 - Knowledge

  • Students should be equipped to revise knowledge of the time periods, and genre tropes, to avoid vague or incorrect statements.
Tip 5 - Practise

Tip 5 - Practise

  • Students should practice writing paragraphs to ensure their context blends smoothly in with their analysis.
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