1 Make a point - a topic sentence
2 Expand on the point / Introduce the quotation
3 Quote a short phrase or word
4 Make between 2 and 4 comments on the quotation
Here are some comments you can make: Choose 2 - 4 of these per paragraph.
1 Comment on how the quotation supports the point you made in the topic sentence
2 Identify a key language or literary feature used in the quotation
3 Comment on the purpose or the effect of the feature
4 Comment on the attitudes / tone / voice expressed in the quotation
5 Comment on the meaning or symbolic meaning of key words in the quotation
6 Write a bridge or connecting word or phrase and then
7 Introduce a quotation from the comparative text
8 Quote a short word or phrase
9 Make between 2 and 4 comments on the quotation
Here are some comments you can make:
10 Comment on how the quotation supports the point you made in the topic sentence
11 Identify a key language or literary feature used in the quotation
12 Comment on the purpose or the effect of the feature
13 Comment on the attitudes / tone / voice expressed in the quotation
14 Comment on the meaning or symbolic meaning of key words in the quotation
15 Write a comparative or contrasting observation between the two texts.
