Comparative thinking
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What two questions drive comparison?
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‘Same or different?’ and ‘…and so what?’
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What is connective language?
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Joining words that signal comparison: both, whereas, similarly, unlike.
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Do similarities or differences earn more?
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Usually differences — they show each work's individuality.
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A connective for similarity?
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‘both’, ‘likewise’, ‘similarly’, ‘in the same way’.
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A connective for difference?
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‘whereas’, ‘unlike’, ‘by contrast’, ‘however’.
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Why is ‘both are about love’ weak?
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It's a bare similarity with no ‘so what?’ and no difference.
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Which criterion rewards comparison?
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Criterion B2 — comparison and contrast.
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What makes comparison visible to the examiner?
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Connective language weaving the works together.
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The comparative habit in one line?
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‘Same or different — and so what?’, then connect.
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Comparison is first a habit of…
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…mind — you already compare films, friends, routes every day.
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