Comparative Essay preparation - P2

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Paper 2

- compares two literary works (Kendrick Lamar and 'The Kite Runner')

- engages with a guiding question; not engaging with the guiding question results in an insufficient response

- is written in an essay structure

- engages with how language shapes meaning

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What do you think is a Comparative Essay?

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What is a Thesis Statement?

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A thesis statement..

is a single sentence
declares your point of view
covers the main arguments of your body paragraphs
is found at the end of your introduction
is not a question
contains approximately 25 words

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Try to come up with a Thesis Statement about cell phones at school

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lesson 2

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Based on what you know now, make a new and improved thesis statement about use of phones at school.

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What do you think is a Topic Sentence?

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Create a Topic Sentence that goes with the Thesis Statement you put in before

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To sum up, how do you structure a comparative essay?

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lesson 3

language use in comparative essay

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essay planning sheet

choose a question you want to engage with and turn it into a thesis statement

brainstorm ideas of both literary works that engage with the topic of the guiding question

find differences and similarities you can work with

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study/use your revision reader

study/read page 24-26 for detailed explanations/tips on the Paper 2 essay

page 16 also offers helpful vocabulary to include in your PIE paragraphs

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“If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.” How has suffering been described in two works you have studied, and how could this be said to give meaning to life?

The language is clear, some mistakes in usage.

Use of register is appropriate. 4 out of 5

The response is focused, quite balanced and develops

quite logically. 4 out of 5

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