This book is designed as a preparation for the Intermediate English examinations. It provides step-by-step explanations of the techniques necessary to answer the Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation questions to be found in Close Reading exercises as well as advice on the aspects of poetry which are likely to be tested in the Textual Analysis paper.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Sem .

There are 104 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2001 by Hodder Education .

Mary Firth and Andrew Ralston are hugely successful authors of English books for Scotland. they both teach at Hutchesons' Grammar School.

This book has the following chapters: Close Reading Skills Passages for Close Reading Textual Analysis Practice in Textual Analysis