AS AQA English Literature Coursework. Help Urgently Needed!

Make sure you have a really solid plan. I don't know what syllabus you're doing? - but a good comparative essay generally makes sure it sustains the comparison in each paragraph. So, if possible, make sure you're comparing an aspect of each book in the same paragraph, rather than doing 'Top Girls' and then doing 'A Street Car Named Desire' separately. It's a more sophisticated technique and keeps you focused on the question.

Maintain a close focus on analysis of language, form and structure of the two novels - and ensure genre and social/historical context are covered, as this is usually relevant thematically. Social/Historical context is generally the time of composition, the gender of the author and social circumstances of the time. If you have a few critical quotations you could use that support your argument or which you can use to challenge a particular view this is also indicative of a higher level response.