“Blood Brothers’ Essay Plan
Essay Question: How does the relationship between Edward and Mickey
change throughout ‘Blood Brothers’?
Introduction:
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Name of text
Name of writer
Summary of the plot and the themes it explores
What you will discuss in your essay (refer to the question)
Paragraph One:
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How does the relationship between Mickey and Edward start out in
the text?
Select an incident from the early stages of the play in which it begins
to show. Describe it and use quotes to support your ideas.
Explain what the incident and quote tell us about their relationship.
Paragraph Two:
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How does the relationship between Mickey and Edward begin to
change in the text?
Select an incident from the middle of the play after there has been a
change. Describe it and use quotes to support your ideas.
Explain how the incident and quote show the change in their
relationship.
Paragraph Three:
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How does the relationship between Edward and Mickey end in the
text?
Select a scene from the end of the play which shows us this.
Describe it and Use quotes to support your ideas.
Explain how the incident and quote show the final state of their
relationship.
Conclusion:
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How does the relationship between Mickey and Edward change
throughout the text?
What is the overall message of the text?
What do you think about the text?
Points to remember when writing your essay:
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Don’t use the word “I”. When you get further up school, this won’t be
acceptable in essays therefore you should practice not writing it now.
Your essay will seem more sophisticated if you make a statement and
support it rather than writing things such as, ‘I think that this is a
very emotional play.’ Instead say, ‘This is a very emotional play as the
audience is compelled to experience a variety of feelings throughout.’
Use topic sentences at the beginning of each paragraph so the reader
knows what the paragraph will be about. These TOPIC sentences
should introduce the TOPIC of the paragraph.
Finish off each sentence with a concluding sentence. Do not just leave
your ideas hanging in the air as they will be lost. Refer back to your
topic sentence in order to do this.
Include quotes to support your ideas. EXPLAIN these quotes. Do not
simply write them and expect the reader to now why you have included
them in your essay.
In your conclusion, do not rate the text out of 10 or say you would
recommend it to anyone. This may be accepted in 1st and 2nd year but
not in Standard Grade. Comment in direct relation to the text and
follow the points in the plan.
Organise your ideas so your essay is easy to read, follow and
understand. You can do this by writing in paragraphs and dealing with
one idea at a time. For example if you are dealing with relationships,
focus on one at a time. Don’t write about all of them and then make
general statements.
Follow the plan and include everything it asks for.
Spell and punctuate everything correctly!