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EWS Term 2 · U3

WEN03: commentary and revision

By the end of this unit
  • Explaining decisions in an analytical commentary
  • Connecting source transformation to language choices
  • Evaluating effectiveness and revising deliberately

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ගෙවීමට පෙර වැඩපත්‍රයේ අන්තර්ගතය, ගාස්තු සහ ලබාදෙන දිනය WhatsApp මඟින් තහවුරු කරගන්න.

පාඩම් සටහන් මුද්‍රණය කරගන්න.
01SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Explaining decisions in an analytical commentary

Learn it simply

  • A commentary analyses the writing you actually produced.
  • Select significant choices, quote briefly and explain how they respond to genre, audience, purpose and context.
  • Discuss transformation of source material and evaluate success.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

The inclusive pronoun positions readers as participants in the proposal.

Moderate / Add a little

The reordered source details create a chronological account suited to biography.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

A commentary analyses the writing you actually produced. Select significant choices, quote briefly and explain how they respond to genre, audience, purpose and context. Discuss transformation of source material and evaluate success. Do not list intended devices that are absent from the final text or claim every choice was perfectly effective.

Consider the original model “The inclusive pronoun positions readers as participants in the proposal.” alongside “The reordered source details create a chronological account suited to biography.”. Use these as small demonstrations of the method, not as claims about an entire community or genre. An effective analytical response moves from an accurate observation to an interpretation and then to a contextual explanation. If another interpretation is plausible, test it against the available evidence. For original writing, reverse that process: decide the audience and effect before choosing the form. Read the finished work again to assess whether its language actually fulfils the intention.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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02SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Connecting source transformation to language choices

Learn it simply

  • Explain what was selected, omitted, reordered or revoiced from the sources and why.
  • Connect these decisions to the new text’s communicative needs.
  • A source may provide facts while your structure creates a different emphasis.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

Technical detail becomes an explained example for non-specialist readers.

Moderate / Add a little

A list of events is reorganised around one significant turning point.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Explain what was selected, omitted, reordered or revoiced from the sources and why. Connect these decisions to the new text’s communicative needs. A source may provide facts while your structure creates a different emphasis. Evaluate whether adaptation remains faithful and effective, including a limitation where appropriate.

Consider the original model “Technical detail becomes an explained example for non-specialist readers.” alongside “A list of events is reorganised around one significant turning point.”. Use these as small demonstrations of the method, not as claims about an entire community or genre. An effective analytical response moves from an accurate observation to an interpretation and then to a contextual explanation. If another interpretation is plausible, test it against the available evidence. For original writing, reverse that process: decide the audience and effect before choosing the form. Read the finished work again to assess whether its language actually fulfils the intention.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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03SMALL STEPS · BIG SMILES

Evaluating effectiveness and revising deliberately

Learn it simply

  • Evaluation considers whether the produced text achieves its intended effect, using evidence rather than self-praise.
  • Identify a strength and a limitation.
  • Suggest a revision connected to audience or purpose and explain its likely benefit.

See it. Say it. Understand it.

Easy / Start here

The opening creates immediacy, but it delays essential practical information.

Moderate / Add a little

A shorter second paragraph would make the central recommendation easier to follow.

More detail for teachers and confident learners

Evaluation considers whether the produced text achieves its intended effect, using evidence rather than self-praise. Identify a strength and a limitation. Suggest a revision connected to audience or purpose and explain its likely benefit. Maintain the difference between a genuine evaluation of the completed text and an account of what you hoped to do.

Consider the original model “The opening creates immediacy, but it delays essential practical information.” alongside “A shorter second paragraph would make the central recommendation easier to follow.”. Use these as small demonstrations of the method, not as claims about an entire community or genre. An effective analytical response moves from an accurate observation to an interpretation and then to a contextual explanation. If another interpretation is plausible, test it against the available evidence. For original writing, reverse that process: decide the audience and effect before choosing the form. Read the finished work again to assess whether its language actually fulfils the intention.

වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්‍ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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මෙම ඒකකයේ සියලු පාඩම් ආවරණය කරන වැඩපත්‍රය සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු සඳහා WhatsApp මඟින් විමසන්න.

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ඒකකය පුහුණු වීමට වැඩපත්‍ර සහ වෙනම පිළිතුරු හෝ ආදර්ශ පිළිතුරු මාර්ගෝපදේශයක් ලබාගත හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කර ඉගැන්වීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට තනිව පුහුණු වී විභාගයට සූදානම් වීමටත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැකිය. දෙමාපියන්ට නිවසේදී දරුවන්ට උදව් කළ හැකිය.

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ගුරුවරුන්ට පාඩම් සැලසුම් කිරීමටත්, දරුවන්ට හා වැඩිහිටියන්ට ස්වයං අධ්‍යයනය සහ විභාග පුහුණුව සඳහාත් මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය භාවිත කළ හැක.