Unseen text strategy: annotating and planning a theorised close reading

What this note covers

1. Understanding the EA stimulus book and the unseen text task
2. Step 1 — Rapid genre and mode identification
3. Step 2 — Active annotation for formal and ideological features
4. Step 3 — Selecting the most productive theoretical framework(s)
5. Step 4 — Planning a coherent theorised argument in preparation time
6. Writing the response: integrating theory, text, and argument
7. Time management and the preparation window: a practical protocol

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