The gist: Plan Paper 2 by shared point, not by work: list 3–4 comparative points that prove your thesis, and for each jot how BOTH works treat it. That grid is your essay.
The plan is where you guarantee a comparison instead of two reviews.
Make a quick two-column grid: down the side, your 3–4 comparative points; across, Work A and Work B. Fill each cell with how that work handles the point. Each ROW becomes one woven paragraph. If a row has a cell empty, that point isn't truly comparative — cut it or rethink it.
The comparative plan
Start from the thesis
Your comparative thesis decides which points you need.
Points down, works across
3–4 shared points as rows; Work A and Work B as columns.
Fill every cell
For each point, note how BOTH works treat it — no empty cells.
One row = one paragraph
Each row is a paragraph comparing both works on that point.
The key move: Plan a grid of shared points × both works; each row (a point covering both works) becomes one comparative paragraph. Empty cell = not comparative.
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Why it matters in the exam: A by-point plan is what forces genuine comparison (Criteria A and B) and C (organisation). Planning by WORK instead produces the classic two-mini-essay failure; planning by POINT guarantees every paragraph compares.
Plan a comparative essay for the thesis: ‘Both works present the city as isolating, but whereas one blames the city, the other blames the self.’
Model answer plan
See the mark-by-mark plan — for / against / judgement, with marking guidance — in study mode.
Watch out: If you catch yourself planning ‘Paragraph 1: Work A. Paragraph 2: Work B’, STOP — that's two essays. Plan rows of shared points, each covering both works.