Advanced Reading and WritingCode 221105
Exam-focused reading and writing guide. (Course code to be confirmed.)
📚 Subject Overview
7Extra study sections from the full guide — poets, periods, politics and plays, before the answers.
Syllabus & Paper Structure🔒
Paper 221105 — Advanced Reading and Writing: marks, aim, coverage and references.
Reading-I (Part A): Passage Comprehension, Grammar and Vocabulary🔒
Close reading, grammar and vocabulary of short passages.
Reading-II (Part B): Extended and Critical Reading🔒
Critical reading of longer texts: gist, inference, fact/opinion, tone and summary.
Reading-III (Part C): Poetry Analysis and Critical Appreciation🔒
Analysing poems: theme, tone, imagery, rhyme and critical appreciation.
Writing-I (Part A): Basic Writing Concepts🔒
Core writing concepts: topic sentence, thesis, paragraphs and coherence.
Writing-II (Part B): Audience, Purpose and Writing Strategy🔒
Writing for an audience and purpose: form, voice, style and structure.
Writing-III (Part C): Practical Writing🔒
Practical writing: essays, paragraphs, applications, reports and letters.
Questions & Answers
6Reading Part A
Passage Comprehension, Grammar & Vocabulary
Reading Part B
Extended & Critical Reading
Reading Part C
Poetry Analysis & Appreciation
Writing Part A
Basic Writing Concepts
Writing Part B
Audience, Purpose & Strategy
Writing Part C
Practical Writing