Decide which style of essay structure will work for you (point by point or block)
Use the planning template in that style to plan out all your ideas + evidence, in correct order
Planning template for a ‘point by point’ comparison essay structure
Introduction/Thesis statement
State the focus of your study
List the texts covered in the study
State the thesis your essay will prove/disprove
First Similarity Paragraph
Similarity:
Two texts being compared:
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2.
Examples from each text that shows this similarity:
1.
2.
Why do you think the two texts share this similarity?
What are these texts telling us about WW2 and why?
How might this be relevant/valuable today?
Second Similarity Paragraph
Similarity:
Two texts being compared:
1.
2.
Examples from each text that shows this similarity:
1.
2.
Why do you think the two texts share this similarity?
What are these texts telling us about WW2 and why?
How might this be relevant/valuable today?
First Difference Paragraph
Difference:
Two texts being compared:
1.
2.
Examples from each text that shows this difference:
1.
2.
Why do you think the two texts share this difference?
What are these texts telling us about WW2 and why?
How might this be relevant/valuable today?
Second Difference Paragraph
Difference:
Two texts being compared:
1.
2.
Examples from each text that shows this difference:
1.
2.
Why do you think the two texts share this difference?
What are these texts telling us about WW2 and why?
How might this be relevant/valuable today?
Conclusion/Evaluation
Summarise what you learnt about WW2.
Explain which aspects of texts covered were most effective in teaching you about WW2
Evaluate the value, interest or effectiveness of this literature study.
Planning template for a ‘block’ comparison essay structure
Introduction/Thesis statement
State the focus of your study
List the texts covered in the study
State the thesis your essay will prove/disprove
First Text: Paragraph 1
First aspect of text being covered in this paragraph
Examples from that text that shows this aspect
1.
2.
How does this aspect of the text help us learn about WW2, and what do we learn?
How might this be relevant/valuable today?
First Text: Paragraph 2
Second aspect of text being covered in this paragraph
Examples from that text that shows this aspect
1.
2.
How does this aspect of the text help us learn about WW2, and what do we learn?
How might this be relevant/valuable today?
SecondText: Paragraph 1
First aspect of text being covered in this paragraph
Examples from that text that shows this aspect
1.
2.
How does this aspect of the text help us learn about WW2, and what do we learn?
How might this be relevant/valuable today?
What is the similarity/difference between this aspect + text and the first text?
Second Text: Paragraph 2
Second aspect of text being covered in this paragraph
Examples from that text that shows this aspect
1.
2.
How does this aspect of the text help us learn about WW2, and what do we learn?
How might this be relevant/valuable today?
What is the similarity/difference between this aspect + text and the first text?
Conclusion/Evaluation
Summarise what you learnt about WW2.
Explain which aspects of texts covered were most effective in teaching you about WW2
Evaluate the value, interest or effectiveness of this literature study.