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Comparative Analysis of Texts
Quick questions on Comparing unseen texts (AO4): the three-text comparison - WJEC A-Level English Language and Literature
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What is read for connections, then plan?Show answer
This planning is what keeps the comparison connective. Without it, candidates analyse text 1, then text 2, then text 3, and the comparison collapses into three essays.
What is a three-text connective paragraph?Show answer
Suppose the three unseen texts all concern the sea: a Romantic poem, a piece of travel journalism, and a transcript of someone recalling a storm. Your point of comparison is how each constructs the sea's power. A weak answer analyses each in turn.
What is exhaustive feature-listing?Show answer
Trying to label everything under time pressure crowds out comparison. Select the most telling features.
What is q1?Show answer
What links the three unseen texts? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why plan before writing an unseen comparison? [3 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Compare how three unseen texts present their attitudes to a shared subject. [20 marks]
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