After reading the notes on unseen, I have learn a lot. There were two parts to the unseen notes, the first section was on unseen poems while the second section was on unseen essays. Hence, I would like to start out with unseen poems first.
Approaching an unseen poem may be easy if we follow the right steps such as reading the poem carefully, underlining the keywords in the poem and planning the answers before writing down the answers etc. However, if we do not follow the steps and act rashly such as making general statements without explaining, we are most likely unable to get the marks. Therefore, its best to read carefully and fully understand the poem before answering the questions. There are also ways to organise your answer when answering questions on poems such as using the PEEL method which consist of Point, Elaboration, Evidence and Link.
Secondly, unlike unseen poem, unseen essays not only want students to analysis the text given in detail but also express their ideas coherently and persuasively. Therefore, in order to do well in this section, there must be the introduction, the body which consist of the point, evidence, elaboration and personal response and lastly, the conclusion when answering the questions on the essay. We must also have a clear awareness of the given text's meaning, a logical interpretation of the text and a detailed evaluation of the text and lastly insightful respond to the text to be able to analysis well.