Essay structure: thesis, evidence and sustained argument

What this note covers

1. What QCAA expects: the analytical argument in Unit 4
2. Constructing a contestable analytical thesis
3. Building the body: topic sentences and paragraph architecture
4. Embedding and unpacking quotations: the mechanics of textual evidence
5. Sustaining the argument: avoiding drift and maintaining coherence
6. The language of literary analysis: register, precision and authorial agency
7. Putting it together: a model essay plan for an unseen QCAA question

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes