Starter quiz
- What does it mean to compare?
- to comment on similarities between two or more things
- to comment on differences between two or more things
- to comment on both similarities and differences between two or more things ✓
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- Which of these connectives show a difference?
- however ✓
- similarly
- also
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- What does the word futile mean?
- incapable of producing useful results; pointless ✓
- deprive someone of the qualities that make them human
- a view that all traditional values are unfounded and existence is meaningless
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- Which poem from the list below memorialises soldiers who died in battle?
- 'Bayonet Charge' by Ted Hughes
- 'Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Tennyson ✓
- 'Exposure' by Wilfred Owen
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- In 'Bayonet Charge' Hughes shows the effect of war on...
- nature ✓
- families
- mental wellbeing ✓
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- What are the key success criteria for a comparative thesis statement?
- Focus on both texts as a whole ✓
- Explore overarching argument of whole essay ✓
- Focuses on a key quote from both texts
- Explores a single theme at a time
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