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PAPER 2: PREPARING TO WRITE THE ESSAY

Which works of literature must I use?


Pick and choose an appropriate question for the works you know
best.
Respond to the whole question, not just part of it. Expand the
question to include all of the aspects being assessed. Try not to
rewrite the question by changing terms. Use the language of the
question in your response.
Avoid narration and generalizations. Retell only what is necessary
to illuminate your thesis. General statements need to be made
relevant by including specific details.
Remember analysis rather than summary. Introductions and
conclusions should frame your paper. Try for swift incisive entries
and thoughtful exits.
Assess effects of literary features. Be sensitive to the effect
created by the authors choice of words. Show how meaning is
created. The reader needs to be led to see the hand of the
writer.
Use language appropriate to the discussion of the genres you are
dealing with.
Adopt a neutral objective voice without losing your own personal
flair.
Use references and integrate them seamlessly. Use specific
detailed quotations and examples where possible.
Edit and revise as much as time allows.

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