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English Literature
A Level

How do I compare my wider reading to an unseen text?

Essentially, there are four main channels of comparison. Form, structure, language and historical/literary context. It is important to highlight the similarities between the unseen text and your wider rea...

MS
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How should I approach an unseen text?

Firstly, approach the text with confidence. It is important that you believe in your own ideas and trust your response to the text. Once you've got that in mind, read through the entire text once, careful...

CK
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Can you give me a sample introduction for the following question: “All men are monsters”. To what extent does ‘Dracula’ prove this saying to be true?

The Gothic genre is generally thought to adhere to the title statement of all men being monsters, Manfred in ‘The Castle of Otranto’, Frankenstein and his monster in ‘Frankenstein’, and Ambrosio in ‘The M...

KW
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What sort of structure should my 25 mark essay have?

My A Level English Literature exam was three hours long, consisting of three 25 mark essays. This means that you should spend about an hour on each. Generally the essay should consist of an introduction, ...

MD
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How does the use of sound and music in Toni Morrison's novels, 'The Bluest Eye' and 'Jazz', enhance our understanding of her writing?

[I have provided an excerpt of an answer that might be expected of an English A Level student in a longer piece of written coursework. I have written an introductory paragraph, setting out my argument, an...

FH
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