Key learning points

1. Context refers to historical, social, literary and biographical information.
2. Context should not be presented as isolated facts.
3. Context should be relevant to the analysis and woven in the response.
4. Context should develop your ideas and give an insight into the writer’s purpose and intention.

Keywords

• Liberalism - A political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, democracy and free enterprise.

• Ideology - A system of ideas, values or beliefs.

• Socialism - Socialism is a political ideology that believes in equality and shared ownership of resources and production.

• Satire - The use of humour or irony to criticise or reveal faults.

• Weave - In relation to context, when you embed it into paragraphs rather than including it as a series of isolated facts.

Common misconception