Cultural Context General Essay-How to approach

TheCandystripes

We just have to write a general essay on cultural context(what chances of this in LC:rolleyes:) Anyway we are studying:
Il Postino
Dancing at Lughnasa
Lies of Silence

What would be a good opening line for a general essay on cultural context?
Then after that you say what texts you have studied but then what, how do I layout this answer?

gaeilge-abú

what year you in?! im studyn the exact same tests 4 the comparitive!got the exact same Q to do for midterm and dont know where to start!!!:p

implausible

TheCandystripes wrote: »

We just have to write a general essay on cultural context(what chances of this in LC:rolleyes:)

eh, chances? 1 in 3!

defining what cultural context or what you think it is would be a good start.

A good approach is to divide it into categories e.g. poverty/wealth, role of family, religion, violence/conflict in the society and compare the three texts under these categories, thus forming a picture of the society.

Daragh101

how are the chances 1 in 3.....?..it comes up every year...:D

implausible

Daragh101 wrote: »

how are the chances 1 in 3.....?..it comes up every year...:D

There are three modes, cc is one of them

MaggieNF

hmm i have loads of noyes on cultural context havent started lies of silence yet in class and never even heard of the other one HAHA

but yeah have you all finished lear and the comparative texts???

implausible

MaggieNF wrote: »

hmm i have loads of noyes on cultural context havent started lies of silence yet in class and never even heard of the other one HAHA

...probably because your class isn't doing it.

Your notes won't be a lot of good without the list of texts you're doing. What are they?

laura93

Would anyone have a good opening paragraph I could use for a cultural context essay? Any opening paragraph I've done for the CC essay is a load of crap :P The texts I'm studying are Billy Elliot, Dancing at Lughnasa & Girl with a Pearl Earring, and the question is how the characters are affected by the cultural context. Any help is really appreciated!

MaggieNF

billy elliot
dancing at lughnasa
lies of silence


well no but you could use the vasics i ahve then suit them around to your texts

but whatever it was just a suggestion

lilyos

laura93 wrote: »

Would anyone have a good opening paragraph I could use for a cultural context essay? Any opening paragraph I've done for the CC essay is a load of crap :P The texts I'm studying are Billy Elliot, Dancing at Lughnasa & Girl with a Pearl Earring, and the question is how the characters are affected by the cultural context. Any help is really appreciated!

Well, whatever the statement or question is....i'd say start by saying whether u agree or disagree with this statemt....then say....in my answer i intend to focus on particular aspects of cultural context such as.....and then list the ones you will be talking about.....
hope this helps!!

karkar athlete

anyone doing the texts lies of silence, dancing at lughnasa and il postino, get out there and buy new english key notes, well 2011 as they are the three comparative texts done in detail with notes and sample essays for theme or issue, general V&V and cultural context, but maybe look out for new english key notes 2012, as they might be the same, but the 2011 edition has hamlet and some of the same poets anyway

Lostmymam

And what about quotes for the comparative study... like how many?? loads of them or to be used sparingly??