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does anyone know how to write a perfeect paragraph on english literature papers 1 and 2???

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by sarah 20
does anyone know how to write a perfeect paragraph on english literature papers 1 and 2???


There are so many ways to write a perfect paragraph, but I'll attempt to give you a look into how I write mine. I got a 9 in my GCSE and am currently studying it for A level.
The first thing to do is give a short point, a lot of people forget to do this and their essay seems kind of everywhere, but when you give your point at the start, and show the examiner you understand the question, you're set. E.g. I study King Lear right now, and if I had a question on suffering, an example opening paragraph statement would be: 'Shakespeare demonstrates suffering through the act of Gloucester's eyes being taken out'. Very short and simple, but you've used the buzzword, and you've shown immediate knowledge.
From there, as I said, there's not really any true perfect structure, but I would say then go on to mention your quote, e.g. 'In the eye plucking scene, Goneril exclaims, "Pluck our his eyes!"' Then you want to analyse this as in depth as you can, using terminology and linking to context. If your quote is powerful enough, you can just use the one, but adding another to bulk up your argument definitely won't hurt. I would recommend to keep your quotes short, don't mention something in the quote if it's not necessary, it saves you time. Use elipses to shorten quotes to the parts you want to talk about.
Then, finally, have a strong intro and conclusion. In your intro, mention the date it was written, the author, give a brief overview of your argument e.g. do you agree or disagree? For your conclusion, don't introduce anything new, just outline your points and give a final verdict.
I hope this is somewhat helpful. Good luck with your exams!!

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by sarah 20
does anyone know how to write a perfeect paragraph on english literature papers 1 and 2???

watch mr salles! he carried me in y11

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by Lek808
There are so many ways to write a perfect paragraph, but I'll attempt to give you a look into how I write mine. I got a 9 in my GCSE and am currently studying it for A level.
The first thing to do is give a short point, a lot of people forget to do this and their essay seems kind of everywhere, but when you give your point at the start, and show the examiner you understand the question, you're set. E.g. I study King Lear right now, and if I had a question on suffering, an example opening paragraph statement would be: 'Shakespeare demonstrates suffering through the act of Gloucester's eyes being taken out'. Very short and simple, but you've used the buzzword, and you've shown immediate knowledge.
From there, as I said, there's not really any true perfect structure, but I would say then go on to mention your quote, e.g. 'In the eye plucking scene, Goneril exclaims, "Pluck our his eyes!"' Then you want to analyse this as in depth as you can, using terminology and linking to context. If your quote is powerful enough, you can just use the one, but adding another to bulk up your argument definitely won't hurt. I would recommend to keep your quotes short, don't mention something in the quote if it's not necessary, it saves you time. Use elipses to shorten quotes to the parts you want to talk about.
Then, finally, have a strong intro and conclusion. In your intro, mention the date it was written, the author, give a brief overview of your argument e.g. do you agree or disagree? For your conclusion, don't introduce anything new, just outline your points and give a final verdict.
I hope this is somewhat helpful. Good luck with your exams!!

omg thank youuuu!!! Hope a level english lit is going well for youu

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