Describe and interpret a graph, table or chart. Explore its shape, language, tone and register, then switch the advice to fit your curriculum context.
Name the interval, quote two values with units and qualify exceptions. A correlation alone does not establish a cause.
Teacher prompt: Which detail lets your reader check this claim?
Independent check: Use a fresh example. Ask the learner to identify the evidence and one limit without copying the model.
Explore subject supportLess effective: The graph goes up and then down.
More effective: Sales rose steadily from March to June, peaked at 420 units, then fell by about a quarter in July.
The commentary selects a trend, peak and comparison.
Purpose: Describe and interpret a graph, table or chart
Common forms: Science, maths, economics, geography
Typical structure: Introduce the figure → key pattern → comparisons or exceptions → possible interpretation
Language features: Trend verbs; quantities; comparison forms; cautious cause language
Tone and register: Concise and neutral; use cautious wording where a figure cannot prove a cause.
Select the two or three strongest patterns. Quote units and avoid claiming causes from correlation alone.