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English Comparative

  • 20-01-2015 8:39pm
    #1
    if832uspx4eogt
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    I'm having lots of trouble with this - I need help!
    Our teacher has skimmed over this but not gone into great detail - he says it's easy :rolleyes:

    I really have no idea how to answer this. We were given a question on setting to do for homework - where would I begin? I know my three texts well enough but I don't understand how I can compare the settings.

    I'm usually good at english so this is annoying. Any help?


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  • #2
    GalwayGirl26
    Registered Users Posts: 186 ✭✭GalwayGirl26


    Firstly, if you don't think your teacher has not gone into enough detail on answering the question, then ask him to go over it!! Or show him a plan you have done for the question and ask for his opinion on it.

    To answer the question you have to both compare and contrast the settings- So write down the key words you would use to describe them e.g. ''rural'', ''close knit community'', ''isolated'', ''dangerous'' etc, and see what terms you have in common/are opposites. Find scenes in the texts that best capture the setting and discuss them in rotation- ''Text A links to Text B, however in Text C...'' ''The similar setting of the novel and play contrast greatly to what director shows us in the film.'' Also explain how the setting is important to the text.

    It would help if you listed the texts you have used!


  • #3
    Katie97123
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Katie97123


    What texts have you done?


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