Key Idea: Your presentation has two halves. First show you know the extract: where it sits and what happens. Then say what it means, and link it to the book and the Spanish-speaking world.
| Step | What you do | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Place it | Where it falls in the book, one line on before and after | {{Este extracto pertenece a…; justo antes…; después…|This extract comes from…; just before…; afterwards…}} |
| What happens | Three or four sentences in the present tense | {{Inés entra en la cocina…|Inés comes into the kitchen…}} |
| Describe | The characters and the setting, with precise adjectives | {{La escena transcurre en…|The scene takes place in…}} |
| Quote | Two to five words, then say what they show | {{responde con una «larga pausa»|she answers with a «long pause»}} |
| Step | What you do | Example |
|---|---|---|
| One idea | One or two ideas, proved with the text, never six | {{El tema central del extracto es la memoria.|The central theme of the extract is memory.}} |
| The book | Why this moment matters in the whole work | {{Este momento es clave en la obra porque…|This moment is key in the work because…}} |
| The world | One fact about a Spanish-speaking country that you know is true | {{La obra refleja la emigración española a América.|The work reflects Spanish emigration to the Americas.}} |
| A question | End on a wider theme. It often becomes the first Part 3 question. | {{Me hace pensar en…|It makes me think about…}} |
Interpret the extract first. A cultural link only counts when it grows out of the text.
Which tense do you use to tell what happens? The present.
You quote a line but say nothing about it. Does it help? No. A quotation with no comment earns nothing.
In a play, what else counts as evidence? The stage directions: {{las acotaciones|stage directions}}.
You are not sure a cultural fact is true. Do you use it? No. Leave it out.
How many quotations do you underline in the 20 minutes? Four short ones.