Paper 1 and Command Words

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Effective Communication

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Using language accurately to express your thoughts or opinions about a topic while remaining sensitive to your audience’s feelings and experiences.

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Prompt

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A question or instruction which encourages you to respond in writing.

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Expository Writing

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When your purpose is to explain something to the reader by presenting it clearly and sharing details and facts, to educate and inform your audience.

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Argumentative Writing

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When your purpose is to argue something by developing a line of reasoning in order to arrive at a logical conclusion; the aim is to convince your audience either to accept your position or even to take action.

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Discursive Writing

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When your purpose is to explore an issue by considering objectively various points of view before arriving at an evidence-based conclusion.

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Tone

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The attitude of the writer toward their subject or audience.

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Biased

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Having a tendency to believe one aspect of an argument more than others as a result of one’s personal opinions and/or prejudice.

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Objective

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Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions when presenting an argument.

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Command Words

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In AICE, the terms that indicate how you are expected to respond to a question.

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Broad Terms

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Any words in an essay question that can be broken down into more specific subcategories; these terms broaden the possibilities of the essay’s scope.