Paper 1: structure

what should an introduction include

• hook (a general statement tying the guiding question to a global context)

• identify text type (GAP, context, and by whom it was written)

• thesis statement (what you are going to prove in this essay

what should a body paragraph look like

• topic sentence

• analysis of evidence (clearly tying back to topic sentence) (explaining the effect on the reader directly and clearly)

• final sentence tying back your paragraph to a global context (creating insightful analysis that transcends the text)

how to write a conclusion

• in one sentence, summarise your main arguments and answer the guiding question

• connect your argument to wider social implications

how can you connect your argument to wider social implications

• ask yourself how does this theme extend beyond this text?

• consider how this text applies to todays world

• explain how literary techniques (symbolism and irony) highlight issues beyond the passage