What you'll learn
How to recognise and evaluate the deliberate choices writers make.
Craft across genres
- Narrative (prose): viewpoint, pace, foreshadowing, structure.
- Dramatic (plays): dialogue, stagecraft, conflict, dramatic irony.
- Poetic: form, rhythm, imagery, line breaks.
Evaluating
- Treat the text as a crafted construction — every choice has a purpose.
- Judge how successfully a method creates meaning or effect.
Exam tips
- Use phrases like 'the writer creates…' and 'the effect is…'.
- Show awareness that choices are deliberate.
Common mistakes
- Writing as if events simply 'happen' rather than being crafted.
- Listing techniques without evaluating them.