Developing fluent, cogent and tentative commentary when analysing texts.
 refer to the writer by surname,
 use terminology if possible
 quote key words.
 use linking word or
phrases
 explain the basic meaning
or what the words
denote.
 explore any meanings
 define the writer’s
purpose
 link comments to the
context of views of the
period.
 explain deeper meanings
 explore implications
 explain the inference(s)
you understand
 unpack (extrapolate)
 extend your thinking…
Idea + evidence + terminology
It is as if…
Because…
But…
So…
it is as if…
This suggests… because at the
time…
From this we can deduce that
the writer wanted…
But the writer also implies
that…
However, we can infer that…
So, we may say that…
We might consider that…
We could conclude that…
Consequently, the author
implies that
However, this also conveys
the idea that…
Furthermore…
This may be because…
This might suggest that…
This could imply that…
Alternatively, we might infer
that…
In contrast, it could be said
that the writer wants…
From this we may possibly
surmise that…
Additionally, we might infer
that…
Moreover, it could be said
that the writer wants…
From this we may also
surmise that…
Similarly, we may conclude…
We might deduce that…
When the writer states…
states,
says,
writes,
refers to
The writer’s use of… in…
By employing…. the writer presents…
suggests…
indicates…
conveys…
We are led to believe…