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English: production of writing

Topic development: purpose, relevance and focus

English: production of writing · Lesson 1 of 3

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Unit 1

English: production of writing

3 lessons · 5 h 10 min of study

Topic development: purpose, relevance and focusReading · 0%
Organization, unity and cohesion1 h 50 min of study
Revising argumentative essays: claims, evidence and counterclaims1 h 30 min of study

This unit is ≈11% of the ACT, across 3 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 1 of 3 · English: production of writing

Topic development: purpose, relevance and focus

3 quick checks≈4% of the testCore: Core: tested on most papers

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By the end you’ll be able to

Decide whether a proposed addition, deletion or revision is relevant to the paragraph’s focus, and select the correct ‘Yes/No, because…’ justification
Identify the function of a word, phrase, sentence or detail, and what the essay would lose if it were deleted
Judge whether the essay as a whole fulfils a stated goal (for example, ‘Suppose the writer’s primary purpose had been to…’)

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Adaptive questions on topic development: purpose, relevance and focus.

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Choose the detail, example or phrase that best supports, illustrates or completes the writer’s stated aim in the question stem

Reject choices that are true or interesting but off-topic, repetitive or inconsistent with the paragraph’s point

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