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 \nWhen focusing on language,you should start byfocusing on the text as a whole but you can still thenzoom into individual lines and words.  \nPeople often think that question 4 is the same asquestion 2 but this is NOT true.  \nIn question 2,the author is irrelevant and you aremerely focused on one element of the source.Youshould not mention language in question 2.  \nIn question 4,it is entirely about the author and theentire source.Language also plays a vital part.  \n# Read the Question!\n\nThe question may say that you are focusing onsimilarities of the authors perspective or it may saythat you are focusing on differences.However,even if  \nthe perspectives of the author are similar,the waythey convey it will always be different.  \nYou should aim to complete this question in around  \n20 minutes  \nand there are 4 main areas you need to focus on(theoretically this could be 4 paragraphs though youmay write a couple of detailed in depth ones).  \nThe 4 areas are:  \nthe perspective in source Ahow this is conveyedthe perspective in source Bhow that is conveyed.  \n●●●●  \nIt is vital to include comparison.  \nYou could either structure this answer by going backand forth or you could first write about source A andthen source B.  \nAs with other questions,an introductory andconclusionary comparative sentence can help addflow and cohesion of your answer.  \nExample:  \nintro:Throughout both sources,the authors showdifferent perspectives of their interactions withelephants caused by their different levels ofexperience.In source A...  \nconclusion:Overall this leads us to the great irony ofboth sources,that in source A Orwell has no wish toshoot the elephant but is left with \"only onealternative whereas in source B,Bartlett shows noemotion applying for a \"gun\"but ends up selling theelephant instead.  \n# Question 4 of the AStar Exam:Flnal Tips\n\n·  Make sure you are judicious with your quotationsand only quote what you need and nothing more.  \n·In this case,the author is the subject of the questionso make them the subject of your sentences in youranswer.You can either state \"the author\"or usetheir surname.  \n·Make sure you use clear comparatives at all pointsand remember that clarity is key in order to get tothe pass grade.  \n·    When inferring the intentions of the authors,remember that we can't get inside their heads so aslong as there is a justification to your interpretationof their perspectives,you can score well.  \nQuestion 4 of the AStar Exam:Flnal Tips  \n·  Make sure you are judicious with your quotationsand only quote what you need and nothing more.  \n·In this case,the author is the subject of the questionso make them the subject of your sentences in youranswer.You can either state \"the author\"or usetheir surname.  \n·Make sure you use clear comparatives at all pointsand remember that clarity is key in order to get tothe pass grade.  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