This Resource is for Mainstream English Year 12 Students writing Analytical Essays for Reading and Responding to Texts AOS1 Units 3 & 4 in the SAC and VCE English Exam Section A.
It is a good idea to vary the type of words you use to write an analytical essay for Section A in the VCE English Exam. Below are helpful ways to introduce your essays, body paragraphs, conclusions and other alternative words so that your essay flows with a higher level metalanguage.
| To introduce This essay discusses … … is explored … … is defined … The definition of … will be given … is briefly outlined … … is explored … The issue focused on …. … is demonstrated … … is included … In this essay ….. … is explained … … are identified … The key aspect discussed … … are presented … … is justified … Views on …. range from …. … is evaluated … … is examined … The central theme … … is described … … is analysed … Emphasised are … … is explained and illustrated with examples … Introduction Starters Lines In (title), (author) explores the idea of (theme/idea) through (technique/character/setting) (title) by (author) contends/argues/suggests that Set in … (title) examines/explores/questions The central idea of (concept/idea) is the tension/conflict between At the centre of (title) is the tension/conflict between The viewpoint/perspective of (character) reveals to the reader/audience that Throughout (title), (author) utilises/exploits/employs (technique) in order to (character) embodies the qualities of … through their (character) demonstrates this idea/these values by Similar/opposing qualities are displayed by (character) who The relationship between (character) and (character) can be seen as representing the tension between While the actions of most of the characters suggest that … the behaviour of (character) demonstrates The journey/transformation from … to … highlights the values of Ultimately (title) highlights/reveals/exposes Body Paragraphs As shown by (textual evidence), (what the textual evidence suggests or implies) This is significant/revealing because … Furthermore/Moreover, (textual evidence) also supports the idea that … In contrast/However, (textual evidence) implies/reveals that … Although, (counterargument), (argument) The sense of … pervades the opening of the text, suggesting that … The image/motif of … symbolises the idea of … It is at this point that the tension between … and … becomes explicit, showing the need for … This is seen most clearly when …, highlighting … Body Paragraphs to explain effects of language affects / illustrates / reinforces / characterises / impacts on / reveals / demonstrates / implies / subverts / exemplifies / portrays / underscores To conclude In summary, … To review, … In conclusion, … In brief, … To summarise, … To sum up, … To conclude, … Thus, it is evident that … Hence, … It has been shown that, … In short, … Therefore, … As a result, … In light of … Consequently, … Clearly, … On the whole,… This demonstrates … Finally, … Overall … Given these points … Ultimately, … The evidence supports … Taken together … In conclusion, it is clear that (restate contention) Overall, the evidence supports the idea that (contention) Given these points, it is evident that … Taken together, the arguments presented demonstrate that … Thus, it is evident that … Alternatives to presents conveys / explores / implies / demonstrates / illustrates / indicates / signals / suggests Alternatives to presents positively advocates / endorses / promotes / recommends / supports Alternatives to presents negatively challenges / condemns / critiques / exposes / questions To compare and contrast Similarly, … In the same way … Likewise, … In comparison … Complementary to this … Then again, … However, … This is in contrast to … In contrast, … And yet … Nevertheless, … Conversely, … On the contrary, … On the other hand, … Notwithstanding … Whereas … In contrast to … That aside, … While this is the case … … disputes … Despite this, … To add ideas Also, … Equally important … Subsequently, … Furthermore, … Moreover, … As well as …. Next… Another essential point… Additionally, … More importantly, … In the same way … Another … Then, … In addition, … Besides, … Then again, … Firstly, … secondly, … thirdly, … finally, … To elaborate, … To present uncommon or rare ideas Seldom … Few … Not many … A few … … is uncommon … is scarce … Rarely … … is rare … … is unusual … To present common or widespread ideas Numerous … Many … More than … Several … Almost all … The majority … Most … Commonly … Significant … … Is prevalent … is usual … Usually … To present inconclusive ideas Perhaps … may be … … might be … There is limited evidence for … … is debated … … is possibly … Could … may include … To give examples For example, … … as can be seen in … … supports … An illustration of … … as demonstrated by … … is observed … Specifically, … is shown … exemplifies … Such as … As an example … To illustrate, … For instance, … To show relationships or outcome Therefore … As a result … For that reason … Hence, … Otherwise, … Consequently, … The evidence suggests/shows … It can be seen that … With regard to … After examining …. These factors contribute to … It is apparent that … Considering … it can be concluded … Subsequently, …. The effect is … The outcome is … The result … The correlation … The relationship … The link … The convergence … The connection … interacts with … Both …. affects … Thus it is … … causes … influences … predicts … … leads to … informs … presupposes … emphasises … demonstrates … impacts on … supports … To present prior or background ideas In the past, … Historically, … Traditionally, … Customarily, … Beforehand, … Originally, … Prior to this, … Earlier, … Formerly, … Previously, … Over time, … At the time of … Conventionally, … Foundational to this is … In earlier … Initially, … At first, … Recently … Until now, … The traditional interpretation … To present others’ ideas According to … Based on the findings of … it can be argued… … proposed that … As explained by … … states that … … claims that … However, … stated that … … suggested … … concluded that … Similarly, … stated that …. … for example, … … agreed that … Based on the ideas of … … defined …. as …. … relates … As identified by … … disputed that … … contrasts … With regard to … argued that … … concluded that … … confirmed that … argues …. highlights … demonstrates … found that … identifies … wrote that … demonstrated … also … reported …. pointed out that … maintained that … hypothesised that … … expressed the opinion that … also mentioned …. asserts that …. identified … goes on to state/suggest/say … emphasises … challenges the idea …. showed that … explored the idea … |