When I write comparative essays, I have the tendency to talk about one text more than the other which restricts my marks. What can I do to make sure I address both texts equally and make a strong comparison?

When writing a comparative essay, it can be tempting to favour the less challenging of the texts and try and discard the one that we have less to say about. This is an easy mistake to make but for most exam boards, one of the main assessment objectives is that for comparison, especially of course for comparative essays. To avoid this mistake, I would plan my essay by writing one point about Text A and then a contrasting or similar point for Text B. For example, both texts may use a third- person omniscient narrator who gives the reader a greater insight into the protagonist's viewpoint, or may even foreshadow events that are yet to happen in the tale. I would use this point of comparison in an integrated paragraph about both Text A and Text B in order to make sure that your argument is evenly weighted and has a clear line of argument. If you do this throughout your essay whilst remembering to compare and contrast language use, )historical, political, cultural, biographical) context, keep a clear flow and line of argument, your essay will end up being very successful. This is why I personally suggest comparing the texts throughout the entirety of your essay rather than going from Text A then to Text B and back and forth. Comparing texts in an integrated way throughout your essay shows that you are aware of how the texts relate to each other and that you have a strong understanding of both texts and how they work together.