Hi everyone! Great to catch you again!

I thought some of you might like to know that Writer’s Effect sample responses have been updated to May 2025, closing up the gap that we had before with 2023. Things should be a little bit more robust now, and you’ll have plenty of different samples and examples to look through.

Writer’s effect has always been a big issue that students of mine have struggled with throughout the course of my time teaching this subject – it’s not a surprise because understanding language itself is hard, especially if you are not actually a first-language speaker. It’s even harder to be able to look at the effects of language, especially if you don’t have the vocabulary understanding or methods of analysis in your head down pat; nonetheless, I hope that the examples will help you get a sense of what you need in order to do well with the analysis!

As with all of the other sample responses, gradings by examiners are provided, and you will have a sense of what good responses look like through the different examples. Of course, reading alone isn’t enough to help you develop the skill that you’re looking for. And practice is very much needed also!

The responses are accessible to our premium members, and you can have a look at them here.

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