From prompt terms to a sustained literary argument

What this note covers

1. Read the prompt as a set of relationships
2. Make a thesis arguable, specific and revisable
3. Choose an argument route rather than a plot route
4. Make the paragraph explain how the evidence works
5. Use transitions to carry conceptual change
6. Adapt prepared knowledge under examination conditions

6 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes