Comparative paragraph structure
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What opens a comparative paragraph?
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A comparative topic sentence naming both works and the shared point.
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Weave or stack?
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Weave — move between the works, ideally within sentences.
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What is the ‘stacked’ mistake?
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All of Work A, then all of Work B, with a ‘similarly’ bolted on.
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How does the paragraph end?
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By linking the comparison back to the thesis.
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Which criterion is won here?
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B2 — comparison and contrast.
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What must you analyse in EACH work?
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A technique and its effect (Criterion B1).
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A connective for weaving?
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‘whereas’, ‘similarly’, ‘by contrast’, ‘like’.
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The comparative paragraph shape?
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Comparative topic sentence → woven works → link to thesis.
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How close together should the works appear?
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Ideally within the same sentences — not in two blocks.
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What does a comparative topic sentence contain?
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Both works and the shared point (‘Both present X, but…’).
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