Y13A2/Approach to comparative/Ed

You have 2 hrs for the comparative paper and 1h30 if you are Standard Level.

You should have a plan from the start of the exam. Here is my advice on how to approach the paper.

Firstly, Write out the mnemonic that you have remembered. This will serve as an annotation plan and a paragraph planner for the essay. If you follow this plan I think it is nearly impossible to fail

1) CONTEXT
PurposeAudienceWriter´s intention GenreTheme

2) STYLE
Tone Imagery Devices

3) STRUCTURE
Word (lexical field)Sentence (syntax) Paragraph




NOW: USE THIS AS AN ANNOTATION DEVICE USING ARROWS POINTING TO MULTIPLE PRTS OF THE TEXT.

THEN, USE IT AS A PARAGRAPH GUIDE. FOLLOW THE NUMBERS- ALWAYS START WITH CONTEXT

Helpful things to remember:
Refer to line No´s
Clearly quote
Use shotgun quotations
Don´t analyse text A then B do both against each point.
Mix up your sentences a bit- don´t always refer to A and B

Introduction: REMEMBER THIS:

Warm the examiner up with an intro sentence.

Include a fancy word

Use a good sentence structure.

Here´s an example:

"It has long been the craving of writers´ of both non fiction and fiction alike to be able to encapsulate the essence of a destination through the written word. Text A and B attempt to achieve this; albeit, in different forms."

LAST TIP:
AT THE END READ YOUR WORK AND MAKE 5 WORD CHOICE CHANGES AND CORRECT 5 GRAMMAR MISTAKES (YOU WILL FIND THEM IF YOU CHECK)