A-Level English Coursework help

I have just finished Yr 12 and I've been told to start researching coursework books and articles.
The books I have chosen are Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood and 1984 by George Orwell. I'm not sure what topic to explore, I was thinking how relationships highlight isolation and lonliness in dystopian society?
I also need help on what to research, and eventually when I start writing, I'm not so sure how to begin as my teachers haven't informed me fully, so any tips would be very helpful. (my exam board is edexcel btw)
Thanks!

The topic sounds good, they're two good books and the question is broad enough that you still have lots to talk about! I was a different exam board but what I learned from it was:
• Research the biographical context that matters, but focus on literary context such as the genre and how it plays a role in the story etc etc. I'm not sure how much you need but it was pretty key for mine.
• Reference as you research! Find a citation website (I use MyBib) and keep on top of anything you might put into the essay, then make a separate one for as you write the essay
• Don't be afraid to completely change/rewrite a point! I reshuffled my entire essay every redraft, changed question twice and still came out with 94%
• Above all, just start early. If your teachers are giving feedback, try to hand it in before other people; teachers get bored reading loads of essays and feedback gets sloppy. It's stressful now but if it's stressful before mocks, then it's out of the way and you have more time to focus on everything else
I'm not sure how useful this is, but good luck, you've got this!!

JStor is a really good sight for researching your criticisms and such.
It's also good to research if anyone else has ever compared the two novels(no worries if yours is an original pairing).
But yeah I'd start with Jstor.
And good luck with your coursework!! You'll smash it!!!