Starter quiz
- What is the poem 'Belfast Confetti' about?
- exploring the differences between working class people and middle class people
- challenging derogatory and racist language
- the chaos and instability of the Troubles in Ireland ✓
- the destruction caused by the Vietnam War
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- Textual detail in a written response is ...
- the evidence you use to support your answer. ✓
- the detail you put into an answer.
- how detailed the writer has been in their text.
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- Which example uses correlative conjunctions?
- Whereas Zephaniah explores racial tension.
- Agard explored the impact of casual racism.
- Both Zephaniah and Agard explore racial tension and the impact of casual racism. ✓
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- Starting with the first, put the elements of a single paragraph outline in to chronological order.
- 1⇔topic sentence
- 2⇔supporting detail
- 3⇔concluding sentence
- A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning is known as an ______.
- 'inference' ✓
- Which of these are examples of comparative discourse markers?
- likewise ✓
- furthermore
- thus
- contrastingly ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the key terms to their definitions.
- discourse marker⇔a word or phrase whose job is to organise writing ✓
- comparative⇔showing similarities or differences ✓
- inference⇔a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning ✓
- topic sentence⇔explains the focus or main idea of a paragraph ✓
- When writing a comparative response you should...
- weave ideas about both poems into paragraphs. ✓
- always include one poem only in each paragraph.
- begin comparing a key quote.
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- When comparing two texts...
- evidence can move back and forth between the two poems. ✓
- ideas should be linked with connectives. ✓
- there should only be 1 quotation per paragraph.
- you should refer to context in every paragraph.
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- Which of these options is a correct pair of correlative conjunctions?
- neither/nor ✓
- neither/and
- both/nor
- both/and ✓
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- ______ must be comparative when comparing texts.
- context
- topic sentences ✓
- discourse markers
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- When comparing poems your comparisons should focus on ...
- methods.
- quotations.
- key ideas. ✓
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Key learning points
- Topic sentences must be comparative when comparing texts.
- Comparisons should be made between ideas, intentions, themes and messages.
- Correlative and comparative conjunctions are a good way to signpost your comparative writing.
- Within paragraphs, evidence can move back and forth between the two poems and be linked with connectives.
- Drawing a direct comparison of quotations should take place at least once across the essay.
Common misconception
You should analyse one poem and then analyse the second, making your comparisons at this point.
The best analysis writing weaves comparisons throughout. A great way to practise this is by beginning each paragraph with a topic sentence that uses correlative conjunctions (e.g. both ... and ...).
Keywords
Discourse marker - a word or phrase used to link ideas and signpost the direction of the writing
Comparative - measured or judged by estimating the similarity or difference between one thing and another
Inference - a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Topic sentence - explains the focus or main idea of an analytical paragraph
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