Introduction, name the texts and state the connection precisely, in one clear sentence.
Body paragraphs = aspects of the connection, each drawing on 2+ texts. e.g. “How the connection is established”, “How it develops”, “Where a text complicates it”.
Comparative sentences inside every paragraph, “Where Nolan externalises this through…, the novel instead interiorises it by…”.
Conclusion: what the pattern reveals about people/society, and why writers keep returning to it.
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One paragraph per text = capped
If your body paragraphs are “Text 1”, “Text 2”, “Text 3”, “Text 4”, you have structured by text and will struggle to get past Achieved. Restructure so each paragraph is an aspect of the connection handled across several texts.
Sentence starters that force comparison
Purpose
Starter
Establish the link
“Across all four texts, … is presented as …”
Compare directly
“Where [Text A] does …, [Text B] instead …”
Build/extend
“[Text C] takes this further by …”
Complicate (Excellence)
“[Text D] resists this pattern, however, because …”
Purpose
“Taken together, these texts suggest that …”
Wider world
“This recurring treatment reflects a wider anxiety about …”