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b. How is the “Given – New Principle” applied throughout the section entitled 'Creativity can lead to success'?
Understanding the Given-New Principle can help you in Paper 1 as well. For example, it can help you answer the following types of questions.
- Reference:
- The Given-New Principle relies heavily on referencing to avoid repetition.
- Being familiar with the Given-New Principle will help you appreciate the importance of tracking references.
- Don't fall into the trap of not knowing what you don't know.
- You know when you don't know a difficult word but do you know when you don't know a reference?
- You fall into this trap when you skip over seemingly easy words like "it", "this", "that", "they" etc.
- Make sure you trace references as you read.
- Vocabulary:
- The Given-New Principle relies heavily on synonyms, umbrella words (hypernyms) and examples to avoid repetition.
- Understanding this will allow you to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words, especially if they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
- Development of arguments:
- Awareness of the Given-New Principle should help you understand the importance of understanding a text as a whole.
- It should also help you figure out gaps in your understanding since good writers don't have giant leaps in logic.
- The ability to follow the development of an argument builds on the skills of referencing and guessing the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary.
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