Reviewing P2 response

• Engels
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Goals for today 

Reflect on your paper 2 

Colour code a paragraph 

Get feedback from a peer 

Rewrite one body paragraph 

Rewrite your introduction 

Improve your academic language 

AWL words 

acquire 

affect   

comment        

consequent 

deduce 

distinct 

evaluate 

                     

focus

maintain

strategy 

Write these down

Each time your use one of these words in speaking and in writing you can tick it off the list. 

AWL words 

approach                              indicate

occur                                          require

significant                                  similar

complex                                    

appropriate

feature 

impact

perceive 

relevant

Write these down

Each time your use one of these words in speaking and in writing you can tick it off the list. 

These were the grade boundaries in 2024 

They may change for 2025 

Components of an introduction paper 2

1. Hook where you explore the TOPIC of the question  

2. Identify the two works and authors being used. Identify date of publication/ first performance and the original language. Remember to underline the titles of novels, memoirs or plays (quotation marks for titles of poems)

3. Brief summary of both works keeping an eye on the topic.

4. Use the wording of the question

5. Acknowledge the similarities and the differences

6. Make an argument and state the 'insightful idea' that you have using a clear comparative thesis statement.

Check that all these components were in your introduction. 

Know these elements for text A and B 

Author's background (significant biographical details)	context (all contexts) and setting	Narrative point of view
Plot review	Narrative structure	characters
conflicts	Themes, topics or concepts	symbols and motifs
notable stylistic choices for these authors	significant events or quotations from the works	Text type and genre

Linguistic and stylistic technique  

Chronological sequence

non-linear sequence  

(Themes)

motifs 

Symbolism & symbols 

narrative perspective 

point of view 

Descriptive language 

second person narrative

first person narrative 

character perspectives 

fourth wall 

breaking norms of a play 

 

Thesis statements ​What should it contain? ​

How long should it be? ​

• The thesis statement is the announcement of your analytical argument that you intend to make and prove in the duration of your paper. It is a road map for the paper—it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper. ​
• It should be placed somewhere in the Introduction of your paper—Many like to put it as the last sentence(s) of their Intro which is fine. ​
  
• Successful thesis statements provoke thought and should read beautifully. ​
  
• Your thesis statement should include two parts: WHAT and WHY. ​
  
• WHAT: What claim are you making about the text? ​
  
• WHY: Why should we care? Why is your claim important? Your thesis should answer the “so what?” question. ​It should also contain a "roadmap"for your argumentation. 
• A thesis statement is usually, but can be more than, one sentence long. ​

Thesis statement 

A good thesis statement offers a clear direction for your paper. It should: 

1. Identify the two works and authors being used

2. Use the wording of the question

3. Acknowledge the similarities and differences

4. Make an argument and share an insightful idea 

Colour coding body paragraph

1. A clear topic sentence with the wording of the question and an insightful idea. 

2. Clear textual references or evidence If quotations, they are embedded into your sentences.

3. Labelling of literary or stylistic features and a discussion of their effects. 

4. Discussion of the author/audience(reader) relationship. 

4. Transition words and phrases (linking).

5. Comparative language. 

Give feedback BPs 

1. You will receive a body paragraph from a peer. 
   
2. Read the question they responded to.
   
3. Read their thesis statement. 
   
4. Colour code the body paragraph. What was missing? 
   
5.  Do not grade the work
   

How do two of the works you have studied portray the struggle to be understood. TTTC & ADH

Similarities	Differences
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Complete this table 

How do two of the works you have studied portray the struggle to be understood

Similarities	Differences
Conflict/struggle protagonist with the expectations of their society (wife and motherhood & expectations of being a soldier and going to war)	Struggle some (possible) hope of future change/understanding = Nora O'Brien shows that the telling of the story is necessary to live with trauma
Both protagonists are physically separated from the support of society.	Struggle against misogyny and sexism/ struggle against society's understanding of the experiences of war/ struggle to overcome and live with trauma.
Both novels are reflections of the social and cultural struggles in the countries in the time they portray - historical context. ( USA in a foreign war, Victorian period struggle of women to find autonomy)	genre differences. Limitation and opportunities of the genres.
	chronology/time restraints vs non-linear narrative
	Dramatic dialogue vs third-person omniscient & first-person

A Doll's House 

The Things they Carried 

Key tips for paper 2 

1. Answer the question (in every paragraph)
   
2. Show understanding of the works with detailed references
   
3. Show understanding of author choices and their effects
   
4. Compare and contrast

Areas to prepare study notes 

1. context- all kinds 

2. characters - characterisation, types, interaction 

3. symbols and motifs 

4. plot structure - chronology, flashback, forward etc 

5. setting 

6. narrative voice / POV 

7. Tension and conflict 

8. Themes and topics of concern 

Symbols and motifs 

1. Make three columns and write in each the symbols and/or motifs used in each novel. 

2. Make connections between these symbols/motifs. 

3. Find events, quotes, representations that are either similar or different. 

Integrating textual reference & author/audience relationship  

1. As the passage begins, (author) employs [technique] ...

2. In line ___, (author) uses [technique]...

3. To further emphasize ___, (author) utilizes [technique]...

4. To heighten___, (author) uses [technique]...

5. Even more..., (author) chooses [technique]...

6. Through [technique], the author...

7. Accordingly, the audience understands that...

8. As a result, the audience concludes that...

9. Consequently, the audience realizes that...

10. As a consequence, the audience perceives that... 

Discussing the implications 

1. This phrase implies that...

2. Although not explicitly stated, the reader can imply that...

3. The author suggests that...

4. While not stated explicitly, the author hints that...

5. The implications are clear: ( ...) .

6. The reader can deduce that...

7. Readers can infer that...

8. Readers can conclude that...

9. The audience can reason that...

10 While not overtly stated, the reader can infer that...

Paper 2 prompt 

Compare and contrast how and to what effect authors use literature as a microcosm of society with reference to two works you have studied. 

Thesis statement 

Both A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and 1984 by George Orwell represent society through their characters and conflicts. While Ibsen criticizes gender roles, Orwell critiques political oppression.

Thesis statement 

Both Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and Orwell’s 1984 serve as microcosms of society, exposing the mechanisms of control considering control through domestic expectations or authoritarian rule. While Ibsen critiques 19th-century gender norms through Nora’s realization of societal constraints, Orwell extends this idea to a dystopian extreme, illustrating how absolute power suppresses individual autonomy. By portraying their protagonists’ struggles against oppressive structures, both authors reveal how societal norms shape personal identity, ultimately demonstrating the cost of conformity and the illusion of freedom.

Topics 

• nature of the control differs
  
• experience a growing awareness of their oppression
  
• attempt to break free from societal control
  
• using personal narratives to expose broader mechanisms of control
  

Thesis statement 

Both Ibsen and Orwell depict societies that impose rigid structures of control over individuals, though the nature of this control differs—while A Doll’s House reveals the suffocating expectations of gender roles in a patriarchal society, 1984 portrays an extreme form of totalitarian surveillance that strips individuals of independent thought.

Thesis statement 

Despite existing within vastly different societal structures, both Nora and Winston experience a growing awareness of their oppression, leading them to question the illusions they once accepted as truth.

Thesis statement 

In the world that the author has created, both Nora and Winston attempt to break free from societal control. However, their fates underscore the dangers of challenging dominant power structures—one achieves escape, while the other is utterly consumed by the system.

Paper 2 prompt 

Because of the contrasting genres and degree of complexity of their works, there exist vast differences in the techniques used in The God of Small Things and Death and the Maiden to depict a microcosm of their respective societies. However, Arundhati Roy and Ariel Dorfman create these mini-worlds to sharply criticise oppression and inequalities and also to give a voice to the voiceless victims. 

Planning sheet - 25 mins

Download the planning sheet in Teams =>paper 2=> paper 2 planning sheet

Fill in your sheet for your two titles using one of the following prompts. Use your AWL vocabulary. 

1. How is the identity of characters challenged or how does it change in two works

that you have studied?

2. “Doomsday is near; die all, die merrily.” In two works that you have studied, how is

the end of the world anticipated, and how have characters responded to this?

3. In two works you have studied, what techniques have writers used to stimulate an emotional response in the reader?

4. The personal biography of a writer can influence the form and/or content of what

 they write. To what extent is this the case in two works that you have studied?