Chapter 1: Connotation — The Judgement Inside The Word

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   Sprint 1.1: Praise Or Criticism

   Learner recognises that six pairs of near-synonyms describe identical behaviour with opposite judgement, and chooses deliberately.

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2. 02

   Sprint 1.2: Describing People And Manner

   Learner distinguishes six pairs where the negative member implies excess or deficiency of the same quality, and judges calibration rather than the quality itself.

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   Sprint 1.3: Describing Change And Reform

   Learner recognises that words for institutional change carry a verdict on the change, and selects one consistent with the position being argued.

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   Sprint 1.4: Judging Policy And Institutions

   Learner evaluates policy with words whose judgement is proportionate to the evidence given.

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   Sprint 1.5: Euphemism And What It Hides

   Learner recognises institutional euphemism in Reading passages and understands why using it in Writing weakens a position.

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6. 06

   Chapter 1 Review: What The Word Decided For You

   Learner consolidates all thirty chapter items by the judgement each carries and the condition that makes it wrong, and demonstrates restraint by choosing the ordinary word wherever the evidence is ordinary.

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