Command Terms/Acronyms - Y12

Discuss and Evaluate have the same meaning

• True

• False

Discuss/Evaluate means...

• examine how good one topic

• examine a topic from all sides

• includes strength and weaknesses

• contention - depends on the command term

Which ones are correct?

• discuss - no contention

• evaluate - needs a contention

• discuss/evaluate the extent/ability/ whether - needs a contention

• discuss - needs a contention

  evaluate - no contention

Analyse is to show, prove or defend, with reasoning and evidence, an argument, decision and/or point of view

• True

• False

Analyses uses...

• SEEL

  State, explain, expand, link

• SEAL
  State, explain, analyse, link

• TEEL

  Topic sentence, explain, expand, link

• TEAL

  Topic sentence, explain, analyse, link

Analyse asks

• how and why

• who and why

• how and what

• when and where

Describe/Explain are the same

• True

• False

Describe/explain uses...

• SEA
  State, explain, analyse

• At last I
  SEE

  The light

• SEE
  State, explain, expand

• SEE
  State, expand, explain

What can you do in 'state'?

• reword the question

• identify your key point

• identify your answer

• identify your argument

During 'explain', you...

• definite the key concepts

• define the key issues

• definite the key issues

• define the key concepts