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What register does the HL essay need?
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Formal, precise, academic — critical vocabulary and clear expression.
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What should you cut?
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Casual phrasing (‘a lot’, ‘really’, ‘stuff’) and vague words (‘interesting’, ‘good’).
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Precise or fancy?
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Precise — the exact word, not the longest.
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Some critical verbs?
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‘conveys’, ‘evokes’, ‘juxtaposes’, ‘undercuts’, ‘foregrounds’.
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Which criterion rewards register?
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Criterion D — language and expression.
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Is ‘academic’ the same as ‘long-winded’?
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No — academic is precise and clear, not pompous.
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Better than ‘really sad’?
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A precise term such as ‘melancholy’, ‘elegiac’, ‘mournful’.
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Better than ‘good’ or ‘interesting’?
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Name the exact effect the choice creates.
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What makes an argument sound authoritative?
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Formal, precise, controlled academic prose.
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Academic register in one line?
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Critical vocabulary + exact effects + clear sentences; no casual/vague words.
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