1.
Narrow it down: You open the exam paper and are
confronted with what seems like a huge list of options. Actually, you can only
choose from six. You must write about works that you studied in Part 3 of the
course. In the case of Nardvark’s class, they studied dramas. So Nardvark can
choose from the questions for Drama (first section) or General Questions on
Literature (fifth section.) Having only six questions to choose from is much
less daunting.
2.
Choose a question:
a.
Take a few moments to read each of the six
questions. Underline keywords or use a highlighter to make sure you know
exactly what each question is asking you to do.
b.
For each question, think about how you could
answer it using two of the works you studied in Part 3.
c.
Choose a question that you definitely understand
and can give a strong, balanced answer to based on two of the Part 3 works you
studied.
3.
Plan your answer: Nerdvark recommends two basic
structures for this essay. For either structure, you will need an introduction
stating your thesis (the answer to the question), at least three body
paragraphs containing at least three main points to back up your thesis, and a
solid conclusion summarizing your main points. Your discussion of the two Part
3 works has to be balanced; you shouldn’t talk more about one than the
other. The difference in structure
depends on how you will outline your body paragraphs.
a.
Block Structure – use this if your main points
from one of the Part 3 works are different than your main points from the other
Part 3 work you’re going to discuss in your essay.
i.
Intro
ii.
Block 1: all about Part 3 work (a)
1.
Main point 1 illustrated by Part 3 work (a)
2.
Main point 2 illustrated by Part 3 work (a)
3.
Etc
iii.
Block 2: all about Part 3 work (b)
1.
Main point 3 illustrated by Part 3 work (b)
2.
Main point 4 illustrated by Part 3 work (b)
3.
Etc
iv.
Conclusion
b.
Point-by-point Structure – use this if your main
points can all be illustrated by both of the Part 3 works you’re going to
discuss in your essay.
i.
Intro
ii.
Main point 1
1.
Main point 1 illustrated by Part 3 work (a)
2.
Main point 1 illustrated by Part 3 work (b)
3.
Any comments you want to mention about a Part 2
work of the same genre
iii.
Main point 2
1.
Main point 2 illustrated by Part 3 work (a)
2.
Main point 2 illustrated by Part 3 work (b)
3.
Any comments you want to mention about a Part 2
work of the same genre
iv.
Main point 3
1.
Main point 3 illustrated by Part 3 work (a)
2.
Main point 3 illustrated by Part 3 work (b)
3.
Any comments you want to mention about a Part 2
work of the same genre
v.
Conclusion
Confusing? Watch the excitement of choosing a question here!
Thanks for reading! Reward yourself for a job well done by taking a study break.
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