Starter quiz
- The purpose of a thesis statement in an essay is....
- to outline the main point of a paragraph
- to present your overarching argument ✓
- to link to the writer's intentions
- to support your ideas with evidence
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- Match the sections of an essay to their function.
- thesis statement⇔present your overarching argument ✓
- topic sentence⇔outline the main point of a paragraph ✓
- supporting detail⇔provide evidence and explore methods and context ✓
- concluding sentence⇔summarise the main point of your paragraph ✓
- conclusion⇔bring your essay to a close and summarise main points ✓
- Which sentence embeds a quotation correctly?
- The quote "expert" shows that the speaker admires his father.
- The speaker admires his father. We can see this in the quote "expert".
- By describing his father as an "expert" farmer, we see the speaker's admiration. ✓
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- If something is nuanced it is...
- obvious
- subtle ✓
- impossible
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- Which example sentence uses tentative language?
- The writer clearly shows his grief and sadness.
- The writer perhaps shows his grief and sadness. ✓
- The writer may be presenting his sense of grief. ✓
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- When comparing two poems your __________ needs to be comparative.
- topic sentence ✓
- context
- quotations
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Exit quiz
- When identifying your overall argument for a comparative poetry essay it's important that you're led by....
- key quotes from the poem
- key ideas in the poem ✓
- key methods used by the poets
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- A successful comparative topic sentence will...
- mention both poems ✓
- include a quote
- link to your thesis statement ✓
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- When including the wider context of a poem in an essay be sure that you...
- include it in every paragraph
- only use it when relevant ✓
- support it with a method
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- In which part of an analytical essay would you present your overarching argument?
- topic sentence
- supporting details
- thesis statement ✓
- concluding sentence
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- To show the relationship between two texts you can use comparative ______.
- 'conjunctions' ✓
- Aim to use ______ language for personal interpretation in analytical writing.
- 'tentative' ✓
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Key learning points
- Summarising each poem individually in relation to the question helps to begin building a thesis statement.
- Topic sentences should be specific, precise and express duality.
- Evidence should be embedded into analytical paragraphs.
- Tentative language should be used to explore interpretations within analysis.
Common misconception
It's important to include a contextual link in every analytical paragraph.
Although it is important to include links to wider context in your overall response, it isn't necessary to include a contextual link in every analytical paragraph. In fact, 'bolt-on' contextual links should be avoided.
Keywords
Summarise - describe the key points or ideas from a text succinctly and accurately
Thesis - the primary argument or central idea presented in a piece of academic writing
Topic sentence - a sentence that introduces the main idea or theme of a paragraph, guiding its content
Embedded - information or objects that are firmly and deeply fixed within something else
Tentative language - words or phrases that express a lack of certainty when presenting ideas
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