Writing a Comparative Essay: Structure and Synthesis

What this note covers

1. What the Examiners Actually Want: Synthesis Over Parallelism
2. Building the Thesis: A Claim That Holds Both Texts
3. The Integrated Body Paragraph: The CPEC-C Model
4. Mapping Connections and Distinctions: A Planning Framework
5. Sustaining the Argument: Transition, Cohesion, and Escalation
6. Writing About Form and Context as Comparative Tools
7. The Conclusion: Arriving, Not Summarising

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