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Using critical texts · Part 2 of 3
6 exam-style questions with model answers, plus 8 quick multi-choice questions — every question on this part of the standard, grouped by the 2 pages of notes they come from.
Write a full answer before you reveal the model one. That comparison is where the learning happens.
Explain what a critical lens is and describe three approaches you could use, saying what questions each one asks.
A student applies a feminist reading to an advertising campaign and concludes that the campaign is sexist. Explain, with reasons, why this is unlikely to meet the standard, and describe what a stronger version would do.
Respond critically to the view that choosing a critical lens before reading closely determines what you will find, and therefore weakens the investigation.
Describe how you would find critical texts for an investigation, how you would read one, and how you would judge it.
Explain why identifying the gap between a critic's claim and their evidence is more useful to your investigation than identifying either the claim or the evidence alone.
Respond critically to the view that a student cannot meaningfully critique published academic criticism, and should use it as authority instead.