Listen "Comparative Q&A (The Crucible and The Dressmaker) 2021"
Episode Synopsis
We answer the questions submitted by you:
Themes in common between the two texts and specific quotes that would be useful to help start quote banks.
Similarities between Tilly and John
How do you discuss the witch-hunts as a metaphor for the HUAC trials?
Comparisons regarding authorial intent and metalanguage
How many quotes/examples per text in each paragraph?
How to know you are retelling rather than summarising? How to tell if you're analysing something too much?
How to space out your timing when writing
Themes in common between the two texts and specific quotes that would be useful to help start quote banks.
Similarities between Tilly and John
How do you discuss the witch-hunts as a metaphor for the HUAC trials?
Comparisons regarding authorial intent and metalanguage
How many quotes/examples per text in each paragraph?
How to know you are retelling rather than summarising? How to tell if you're analysing something too much?
How to space out your timing when writing