- Underline key words
- Define the Key Words and find synonyms
(Used when defining your understanding of the theme in the intro)
- Paraphrase the prompt (Employed to
demonstrate an understanding of the prompt and the direction your essay is
taking in regards to the prompt)
- What
do the texts say about the prompt? What
is the central message for each text in relation to the prompt? (A
sentence demonstrating the relationship between the two central messages
becomes your thesis statement)
- List as many ideas regarding the
prompt and relating to the text. (These become the ideas within your
body paragraphs)
1) Underline key words
The key words are
central to understanding what the question is requesting of you, underlining
the key words is also important in highlighting the central theme alluded to by
the prompt.
People primarily
become outsiders because they are different to those around
them.
The central theme in
the prompt above is the ideas of the outsider and its relationship to
difference. Outlining an interpretation of these key words is the key to depth
and complexity within your essay.
2) Define the ‘Key Words’ in terms of the prompt and find
synonyms
} Outsider:
when someone becomes isolated within the culture/society the exist within
} People
around them: Any person an individual engages with regularly
} Difference:
possessing characteristics that are different to the people around them in some
way.
3) Paraphrase the prompt
} Demonstrates
an understanding of what the prompt is asking.
} Illustrates
your interpretation of the prompt.
It is due to difference that people become isolated by
the individuals around them.
4) What do the texts say about the prompt? What is the
central message for each text in relation to the prompt?
THR: Individuals
are isolated due to the inability of their contemporaries to understand and
embrace difference.
MAaN: Individuals
are isolated due to the fear of difference evident within the common mass.
Note: Your Thesis outlines the link between these central
messages in relation to the prompt
Example Thesis: Both THR and MAaN make the suggestion that
an individuals position as an outsider extends from an inherent difference.
However where THR suggests that isolation is due to ignorance and a hesitation
to embrace difference MAaN makes the claim that perhaps a fear of difference
leads to isolation.
5) List as many ideas regarding the prompt, relating to the
text and expanding from the thesis.
Some of these ideas
will be expanded upon within the BPs
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