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The analytical Response essay
A strategy for success
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A Question…
What is the purpose of a literary essay?
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Some answers…
To persuade…Who? To what? To entertain…How? To challenge…Who? Why? To prove your engagement with the text –
that you have a relationship with it. To show you are ready for Level 3 and
Scholarship by being able to structure a lucid and detailed essay with conviction – one which answers the topic!
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What we already know…
Essays at this level must contain the following 3 things in each paragraph:
descriptionexplanationAnalysis – close reading and linkingPLUS EXTENSION - critical response
attending to purpose, audience and positioning of the reader.
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So now…
How do we write an essay?
There is a simple process::::::
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1…
Choose your topic
Clearly you should choose the topic that you know the most about and which you have an arsenal of quotations and evidence for.
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2…
Underline the instructional verbs in the topic:
“discuss” “compare” “explore” “reveal” –etc-etc-etc
These are what you MUST DO – the skills!!!
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3…
Circle the key words or phrases in the topic:
“characterisation” “importance” “director’s role” “method” – etc – etc - etc
These reveal what your essay MUST CONTAIN – the knowledge and content.
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4…
Choose a focus for your essay
Ask yourself “which character/scene/ poems/theme/etc, etc, etc.
This allows you to know what text or textual extract(s) you plan to base your argument around.
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5.
Brainstorm the key ideas for your body paragraphs. It is best to aim for several more ideas than you need, so that you can select the most important ones.
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6…
Select three good ideas from your brainstorm. Each of these will become a body paragraph.
When selected, then organise them into body 1 idea, body 2 idea, body 3 idea – most to least important?
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7.
Now, write your essay…
Aim for 800-900 words (approximately 200 words a paragraph). This should be your minimum.
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8…
Proof-read the darned thing! Part of your job is to convince the
marker that you are capable of academic study, so you should always check what you have written.
A good strategy is to leave this to the last 10-15 minutes of the exam.
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9…
Skills’ check…
Check that each paragraph has: describe + explain + analyse (+ critically respond).
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Your next move…
Using your exam questions for each section, select one question and go through 1-6 of the process.
Time spent planning is never wasted - it speeds up the writing process.