Question: Works of literature may be set in times past or times yet to come, but their

central concerns are always relevant to the time in which they were written. Discuss with
reference to the two works you have studied how the historical, cultural or social
context or the writing of the work contributes to the meaning of the work.

Intro:
1. Entry Point/attention grabber related to the
question.

2. Connecting the details of the 2 works, their

authors and settings to the attention grabber
and showing the relevance of the attention
grabber/entry point to the 2 works.

3. Thesis statement: Answering the question by

choosing three main ideas (topic sentences)

Body Para 1:
1. Topic sentence 1: (first main idea)

2. Evidences from the 2 works and how the 2

writers use language, structure and style to
convey this idea in both the works. (point out
similarities and differences)

3. Evaluating the 2 writers’ use of their

authorial choices and how they create what
kind of effect in the reader’s mind about this
main idea and its relevance in relation to the
question.
[You will explore language - (word choices,
descriptive vocabulary, adjectives, phrases),
structure (visuals and form) and style
(flashback, foreshadowing, non-linear
sequencing of ideas, tone and diction) – how
the 2 writers use all these choices]
Body Para 2:
1. Topic sentence 2: (second main idea)

2. Evidences from the 2 works and how the 2

writers use language, structure and style to
convey this idea in both the works. (point out
similarities and differences)

3. Evaluating the 2 writers’ use of their

authorial choices and how they create what
kind of effect in the reader’s mind about this
main idea and its relevance in relation to the
question.
[You will explore language - (word choices,
descriptive vocabulary, adjectives, phrases),
structure (visuals and form) and style
(flashback, foreshadowing, non-linear
sequencing of ideas, tone and diction) – how
the 2 writers use all these choices]

Body Para 3:
1. Topic sentence 3: (third main idea)

2. Evidences from the 2 works and how the 2

writers use language, structure and style to
convey this idea in both the works. (point out
similarities and differences)

3. Evaluating the 2 writers’ use of their

authorial choices and how they create what
kind of effect in the reader’s mind about this
main idea and its relevance in relation to the
question.
[You will explore language - (word choices,
descriptive vocabulary, adjectives, phrases),
structure (visuals and form) and style
(flashback, foreshadowing, non-linear
sequencing of ideas, tone and diction) – how
the 2 writers use all these choices]