Paper 2 - Remember!!!

Answer one question only, from the Drama section OR from the General Literature section.

You MUST use at least two of the Part 3 works (Othello, Dr. Faustus, The Cherry Orchard, The Crucible). ONLY as a third work, you MAY discuss Hamlet (drama genre from Part 2).

Answers which are not based on a discussion of at least two Part 3 works will NOT score high marks (no matter how brilliant they are!)

Some points to keep in mind

1. Have you considered your audience for this essay?

2. Does the order of works addressed remain consistent throughout the essay?

3. Are you treating the characters as real or as constructs of the authors?

4. Does your response tell the grader that you clearly know the works?

5. Does your response answer the question? When you move temporarily away from the central line of argument to discuss a side issue, do you return to the central question, pointing out how the side issue relates?

6. Do your misspellings include words in the prompt, titles of works studied or character names? What does that reveal about you as a writer?

7. Does your essay look like you need to go back to proofread?

8. Have you used specific examples from the plays, OR could someone who only read a cursory summary of the play have written your essay?

9. Have you treated the plays relatively equally?

10. Have you made specific comparisons between the texts?

11. Does every sentence in your essay say something or is there repetition and “fluff”?

12. Do you keep referencing the key concepts from the prompt?

13. Do you keep your language choices in a formal register?

14. Do you merely retell the plot or do you reference plot events to make a point?

15. Do you analyze the examples you provide or do you just let them stand on their own? (Claim + evidence + discussion is a good starting point for a paragraph.)

16.    Do you treat the texts as a whole, or as a collection of disparate features?