A2 LL - WEAK ESSAYS

are characterised by

• descriptive rather than analytical writing
• basic and limited analysis
• no overview or summary of the text being studied
• limited or non existent references to contexts
• no relevant, concise and brief biographical details
• no relevant and concise references to the culture the texts were published in
• paragraphs that don't link specifically to the essay title
• long and complex sentences that often make complex or obscure points
• one or two analytical frameworks only
• fragmented quotations without any context
• a lack of a genuine understanding of the poem
• no topic sentences
• listing ideas without any engagement with quotations
• vague, superficial, general and / or irrelevant comparative points
• no overall argument to 'hang' your essay on