1. Keywords
Language and Useful Phrases

2. Describe Increasing instances of
Shows, reveals, captures, explores, portrays, encapsulates, resembles, depicts, represents, pictured, exposes, picturesque, evocative, evocative, creates suspense, lingers
Provide characteristics and features
Describe

3. Diminishes
Is a repercussion of
Elicits a response
Challenges the adherent to…
Positions the adherent to….
Generates
Is inspired by…
Is shaped by…
Provoked
Initiated by…
Contributes to..
Achieves, exhibits, imparts, evokes, excites, gives, expresses, bestows, suggest, transfers, relates, emulates, borrows, appropriates influenced, parodies, in that case, since, derived from, stemmed from, arose out of , thus, is an effect of, consequences include, arises from, is a response to, will benefit from, encourages, initiates, is produced by, fosters, creates, allows, attributes, brings about, leads to
Relate cause and effect; make the relationships between things evident; provide why and/or how
Develops, through the use of, culminates in, points towards, generates, is inspired by, is shaped by, engenders, diminishes, is a repercussion of, elicits a response, challenges the viewer, blinds the viewer to, brings the viewer, unsettles the viewer, awakens the viewer, positions the viewer, provokes, contributes to, compounds
Explain

4. Discuss Identify issues and provide points for and against
​At this point ​ ​
Because
​By contrast
​By the way ​
​Consequently
​Finally they both/all ​
Firstly, ​For example, ​For instance ​
Furthermore ​
​Have in common
Her/ ​His opinion is ​​
​However the evidence suggests ​
A further point is
​A supporting argument ​
Admittedly
​After considering the arguments
After examining the different points of view ​
Afterwards ​Alternately ​
Although ,​Altogether, ​Another difference
​Another group who agree with this point of view are ​​
Identify issues and provide points for and against
Another piece of evidence is ​
Another reason
​Another type of
​Arguments against this are ​
As a result
​As we can see ​
In that case ​In the meantime
​Incidentally
​I would suggest that ​Illustrates
​In conclusion ​
In contrast ​In other words ​In particular ​
Discuss

5. There are a number of strengths/weaknesses etc with this theory/argument.
A (particular/important) strength of this is ---
One/a further (major/key) criticism of Smith’s work is that ---
A (serious) weakness/problem with this theory/argument/viewpoint/explanation/proposal/interpretation is that ---
However, this fails to/does not appear to take account of ---
Smith offers no explanation for/omits to explain/mention ---
This could be challenged on the basis that ---
This relies too heavily on/places too much emphasis on ---
A counter argument might be that ---
Identify components and the relationship between them; draw out and relate implications.
An alternative explanation might be that ---
One question that might need to be asked is ---
An apparent inconsistency/omission is that --- Smith contradicts himself in this when he states that ---
It might be argued, however, that ---
Analyse

6. Evaluate Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
Influenced dramatically, clearly reflected,
Many forms… the most pertinent of which….
Has serious implications
Substantially
Evident influence
Impact, role
essential to
Fundamental to
A crucial factor
Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
Minor, quite, vital, great extent, great degree, significant, important, impact, most suitable, stable, reliable, essential, key, relevant, affect, unpredictable, substantially, most notably, crucial, evident, fundamental to, not a particularly original concept
Evaluate