Starter quiz
- Where does an introduction appear in an essay?
- in the middle
- at the end
- at the beginning ✓
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- What is a thesis statement?
- a statement that summarises a viewpoint ✓
- a concluding sentence for the end of your essay
- a detailed analysis of a quote
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- Which elements are similar in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' and 'The Speckled Band' and which are different?
- the victim's presentation⇔difference ✓
- the villain's presentation⇔difference ✓
- the detective⇔similarity ✓
- the crime⇔similarity ✓
- Who is an archetypal villain from the Sherlock Holmes stories?
- Dr. Roylott ✓
- John Turner
- Helen Stoner
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- What does subvert mean?
- To stick to
- To go against ✓
- To mix
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- In which *two* ways does 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' subvert archetypal victim and villain roles?
- The victim is presented unsympathetically. ✓
- The villain is presented sympathetically. ✓
- There are two murders.
- There is no culprit for the murder.
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Exit quiz
- How many sections are there in an introduction?
- two
- three ✓
- four
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- Starting with the first, put the parts of an introduction for a comparative answer in chronological order.
- 1⇔a sentence about both texts as a whole
- 2⇔a sentence summarising the differences
- 3⇔a thesis statement
- 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' and 'The Speckled Band' are both typical detective stories.'' is an example of ...
- a quote
- a comment on both texts as a whole ✓
- a comment on how the stories differ
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- What is true of quotes in a comparative essay?
- you need quotes from both texts ✓
- you need quotes to be at least a sentence long
- you need a quote from the longer text
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- Thinking about 'The Speckled Band' and 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery', who could be considered both victim and villain simultaneously?
- Helen Stoner
- Julia Stoner
- Charles McCarthy ✓
- Alice Turner
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- Which quotes from 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' suggest that Charles McCarthy could be victim and villain simultaneously?
- ''terribly injured''; ''had his grip upon me'' ✓
- ''Enormous limbs’’; ‘’Limping step, bowed shoulders’’
- “face blanched with terror”; “shrieked, writhed”
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Key learning points
- You should begin an essay with an introduction that summarises your main ideas
- An introduction should include three sections that move from general ideas to more specific ones
- A comparative paragraph must include a topic sentence and comparative connectives
- Quotations should be selected and analysed from both texts to help create a balanced comparison
Common misconception
An introduction can be written without thoughtful planning
To make an introduction worthwhile, and for it to effectively introduce an essay, it requires thoughtful planning
Keywords
Archetypal - Something which is archetypal is very typical of a certain type of thing.
Subvert - To subvert means to go against what is expected. A villain that subverts the archetype may be gentle.
Adhere - To adhere means to stick to or follow what is expected.
Simultaneously - If two things occur simultaneously, they occur at the same time.
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