Flashcards and recall.

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1. Write one prompt per card. Use definitions, explanations or examples from your current topic.
2. Answer aloud before turning the card. Split a card if it asks for several unrelated facts.
3. Set aside missed cards and revisit them in a later session.

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Recall topics

• What is ideology in literary criticism?
• Define discourse in the context of English & Literature Extension.
• Who is the implied reader, and why does it matter?
• What is defamiliarisation?
• Define hegemony in Marxist literary criticism.
• What does 'subaltern' mean in postcolonial criticism?
• Define intertextuality.
• What is focalisation, and how does it differ from narrative point of view?
• Define heteroglossia.
• What is a theoretical orientation in Unit 3?
• What are the key concepts of Marxist literary criticism?
• What are the key concerns of feminist literary criticism?
• What is postcolonial literary criticism?
• What are the core concerns of psychoanalytic literary criticism?
• What is a key feature of poetry relevant to close reading?
• What prosaic features should be examined in close reading?
• What dramatic features are crucial for close analysis?
• What is a transformation in Unit 3, and why is it argumentative?
• How do you construct a compelling transformation?
• How do you justify a transformation in academic essay form?
• What are the argumentative moves required to produce a literary reading?
• How do you defend a literary reading against challenges?
• How do you challenge an existing literary reading?
• What is the relationship between form and ideology in literary analysis?
• How do close reading and theoretical frameworks work together?
• What is the role of evidence in literary argumentation?
• How do you avoid interpretive excess or unsupported claims?
• What is the relationship between reader and text in Unit 3 approaches?
• Why does understanding theoretical orientations improve essay performance?
• What does it mean to read intertextually?
• Define 'thesis' in the context of an academic research paper.
• What is 'synthesis' in academic writing?
• Explain the role of secondary sources in an academic research paper.
• What are the key conventions for citation in academic research papers?
• What is a 'focus question' in theoretically productive research?
• Outline three strategies for formulating a theoretically productive focus question.
• What are the four EA ISMG criteria?
• Define 'Discerning' as an EA ISMG performance descriptor.
• Define 'Discriminating' as an EA ISMG performance descriptor.
• Define 'Incisive' as an EA ISMG performance descriptor.