English – Literature in English (9-1) – 0992 CIE

AO4 Personal Response

Muhtasari

AO4 asks for your own response to a text, but the word that matters is informed. A personal response is not a verdict on whether you liked a poem or found a character annoying. It is a considered judgement about the text, rooted in its words and methods, that only you could have written because it grows out of your own careful reading.

This note draws the line between an unsupported opinion and a critical personal response. It shows how conviction is earned through evidence, how engagement can be sensitive as well as confident, and how your response should run through a whole essay in the verbs and judgements you choose, not be tacked on in a final sentence. Every model uses out-of-copyright writing so you can study the move rather than memorise a set text.

Malengo

Communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to literary texts.

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Many students hear ‘personal response’ and reach for taste: ‘I really enjoyed this’ or ‘I found the ending boring’. That is a reaction, not a response. A reaction stops at the feeling; a response explains what in the text produced the feeling and weighs what it means. The examiner cannot reward ‘I found this sad’ because it tells them nothing about the writing. They can reward ‘the poem earns its sadness by’ followed by the evidence, because now your feeling is anchored to the text and becomes a reading.

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What does an informed personal response (AO4) primarily require? A. Stating clearly whether you liked or disliked the text B. A considered judgement about the text that is rooted in its words and methods C. Using the phrase 'in my opinion' as often as possible D. Summarising the plot from your own point of view Answer: B
Which of these is an unsupported opinion rather than a critical personal response? A. 'The repeated word ‘tomorrow’ makes time itself sound exhausted.' B. 'I found this poem boring and didn't like the ending.' C. 'The line-break strands the word ‘unaware’, leaving the speaker outside the hope.' D. 'Dickens makes Miss Havisham hard to condemn by showing her grief.' Answer: B
Where does personal response mainly live in a strong essay? A. Only in the conclusion B. In the number of times the writer says 'I think' C. In the judgements, verbs and evaluations woven through the analysis D. In a separate paragraph about the student's own life Answer: C
What makes conviction convincing in a literature answer? A. Strong evaluative adjectives such as 'powerful' and 'beautiful' B. Repeating the claim firmly until the reader believes it C. Evidence from the text that earns the claim D. Writing in capital letters for emphasis Answer: C
What does a 'sensitive' personal response to a character involve? A. Deciding quickly whether the character is likeable or unlikeable B. Holding complication, such as judging a character while also pitying them C. Avoiding any judgement about the character D. Describing only what the character does in the plot Answer: B

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How to Read Literature

Mchapishaji: Yale University Press

Mwaka: 2013

ISBN: 9780300205305

Maelezo: A lively guide to close reading: how attention to character, narrative, language and value turns reading into analysis. Underpins AO2 and AO3.

Reading Like a Writer

Manukuu: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them

Mchapishaji: Harper Perennial

Mwaka: 2006

ISBN: 9780060777050

Maelezo: Models the close attention to word, sentence and structure that AO3 rewards; shows why writers choose the methods they do.

Literary Terms and Criticism

Mchapishaji: Palgrave Macmillan

Mwaka: 2002

ISBN: 9781403900128

Maelezo: A compact reference for the terminology and critical approaches needed to write precisely about poetry, prose and drama.

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