Video solution: How to answer a literary analysis question on a poem in an English  exam

Here is the first of three video clips showing Clay Burell answering a literary analysis question on a poem under exam conditions.

This screen clip shows Clay Burell being given a poem and an exam question.

He begins to prepare his answer to the question.

First, he reads the question carefully.

Next, he begins to make notes in the margins of the question. These notes remind him of what points he has to make in his answer.

These video clips are useful for students who have difficulty answering questions in the reading comprehension section - paper 2, section 2 of the CXC English A exam.

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Here is part 2 of the video series.

The writer Clay Burell has thought about what he has to do for the exam question. He has made notes on what he wants to write in the margins of the question.

Now he is beginning to write his answer to the exam question.

This screen clip shows him composing his answer to the exam question.

This is the final video clip in which Clay Burell shows how to answer a literary analysis question on a poem under timed exam conditions. In this clip he is completing his answer to the exam question.