The difference between a D grade and a C grade in literary coursework is not so much what you say as how you express it.
Try to develop a condensed style and to use more complex vocabulary and sentence structure.
Useful sentence stems:
The most striking feature about X's character is his
A further point to note is his................., evident when he.................
Although we notice several times that he is , on other occasions he is . One such occasion is in Act 4, Sc 1, when .................. The audience is most impressed by his .......................
to sum up, the strengths of his character are his .. and .., while his weaknesses are his……………….and ………………
If you study 'Macbeth', you can contrast Macbeth and his wife:
Whilst Macbeth has reservations about killing in cold blood, his wife has none ("What need we fear ....... ?'); he has a conscience ("we will proceed no further in this business"). Whilst she has none ("but screw your courage to the sticking place").
MIND MAPS1. Flick through whole text quickly to get an idea of the contents
2. Highlight or underline words you think are important.
3. Start your mind map by drawing/writing the central point and a couple of the main branches. Write a few words, one on each line.
4. Decide why you are reading the text (for pleasure, to learn, to make a summary, to report back..)
5. Read through the whole text and add keywords to your mind map. You will find your quick first glance was quite significant - you will pick up ideas and note them down quite quickly now
6. You might want to rewrite your mindmap to decide what to keep and what to get rid of! Use colours, pictures, symbols and signs.
