Starter quiz
- What is the poem 'Sunday Dip' about?
- the simple pleasures of engaging with nature ✓
- feeling a sense of belonging while spending time with family
- reflecting on the happiness of childhood
- feeling a sense of dislocation after leaving your home country
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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 Clare uses natural imagery to depict scenes of joy.
- Bridges explores the power of nostalgic memories.
- Both Clare and Bridges use natural imagery to create a vivid scene of joy. ✓
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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 which signposts different parts of your response ✓
- 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 ...
- your analysis should move back and forth between both texts in each paragraph. ✓
- you should always lead by identifying similar methods in the two texts.
- there should only be 1 quotation per paragraph or it will be confusing.
- 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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