Unit 4: Paper 2: The Comparative Essay
Topic 4.2: Planning the essay Questions
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1Identify4 marks
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Quick check to start — writing a comparative thesis
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Ease in — planning a comparative essay
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Work through it in small steps — building a comparative thesis from a general question
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Answer on the comparative thesis. (Exam-style practice.)
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Piece it together, step by step — building a by-point comparative plan
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Answer on comparative planning. (Exam-style practice.)
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Plan (by shared point) and then write a comparative essay in response to the following question.
QUESTION: ‘Compare how the two works present the influence of a parent.’
Use the two short original works below as if you had studied them (in the exam, use your own two works, closed book). Plan a by-point grid before you write.
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Write a comparative essay in response to the following general question, opening with a clear comparative thesis.
QUESTION: ‘Compare how the two works present the desire to escape.’
Use the two short original works below as if you had studied them (in the exam, use your own two works, closed book).
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