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