Comparison explains meaningful similarities and differences.
Establish a shared focus such as attitude to travel, presentation of danger, or use of evidence.
Compare both texts within a point instead of writing two unrelated mini-essays.
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Both discuss the coast, but one celebrates beauty while the other warns of erosion.
Moderate / Add a little
A personal diary and a public report may select different details.
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Comparison explains meaningful similarities and differences. Establish a shared focus such as attitude to travel, presentation of danger, or use of evidence. Compare both texts within a point instead of writing two unrelated mini-essays. In 'Both value the journey, but one stresses freedom while the other stresses risk', the relation is clear. Support each side with relevant evidence and analyse rather than merely quote. A difference in text type may help explain a difference in language, but it does not determine every feature automatically.
A useful reading response moves from a clear claim to a precise piece of evidence and then to an explanation. Return to the exact part of the text before deciding. Short evidence is usually easier to analyse than a long copied passage. Keep the wording of the question in mind so that an accurate observation also becomes a relevant answer.
At Stage 8, consider how context, viewpoint, and organisation shape a reader's response. Move beyond identifying a feature to explaining why it matters at that point in a text. In a draft, compare two possible choices and select the clearer or more effective one. Reasoned interpretation and accurate expression should develop together.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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A factual claim can in principle be checked, while an opinion presents a judgment or preference. 'The pool opens at eight' is checkable; 'It is the best pool' is evaluative.
A factual claim can still be false, so being checkable is not the same as being proven.
Look at the evidence, date, source, and context.
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The pool opens at eight: a factual claim.
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It is the best pool: an evaluative opinion.
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A factual claim can in principle be checked, while an opinion presents a judgment or preference. 'The pool opens at eight' is checkable; 'It is the best pool' is evaluative. A factual claim can still be false, so being checkable is not the same as being proven. Look at the evidence, date, source, and context. An opinion may be well supported, but words such as clearly and obviously do not supply proof. In your own response, distinguish what the text demonstrates from what it merely asserts.
A useful reading response moves from a clear claim to a precise piece of evidence and then to an explanation. Return to the exact part of the text before deciding. Short evidence is usually easier to analyse than a long copied passage. Keep the wording of the question in mind so that an accurate observation also becomes a relevant answer.
At Stage 8, consider how context, viewpoint, and organisation shape a reader's response. Move beyond identifying a feature to explaining why it matters at that point in a text. In a draft, compare two possible choices and select the clearer or more effective one. Reasoned interpretation and accurate expression should develop together.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Decide what evidence would help answer it, then choose sources whose authorship, date, purpose, and methods can be checked.
A useful source may still have limitations or a particular viewpoint.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
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A dated official notice is useful for a current opening time.
Moderate / Add a little
A five-person class survey cannot represent every learner in the country.
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Research begins with a focused question. Decide what evidence would help answer it, then choose sources whose authorship, date, purpose, and methods can be checked. A useful source may still have limitations or a particular viewpoint. Keep notes that separate a direct quotation from your own summary, and record where each idea came from. Compare important claims with another appropriate source. When presenting findings, explain what the evidence shows and where uncertainty remains instead of turning a small sample into a claim about everyone.
A useful reading response moves from a clear claim to a precise piece of evidence and then to an explanation. Return to the exact part of the text before deciding. Short evidence is usually easier to analyse than a long copied passage. Keep the wording of the question in mind so that an accurate observation also becomes a relevant answer.
At Stage 8, consider how context, viewpoint, and organisation shape a reader's response. Move beyond identifying a feature to explaining why it matters at that point in a text. In a draft, compare two possible choices and select the clearer or more effective one. Reasoned interpretation and accurate expression should develop together.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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