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Guided Essay Writing:

The question

  1. Break the question into vocabulary, look at denotations, connotations, synonyms, antonyms.
  2. Look at Real World Contexts: Historical, Political, Philosphical, e.t.c. Provides nuance
  3. Knowledge, quotes. 2 to 3 points, each being a comparison / similarity.

Thesis

Guiding Questions

Look for tension and connection. Where are the texts similar and different? why?

Possible structures

While The Memory Police …, The Crucible … Despite . differences …

Examples

Despite historical differences, both texts present how those who are ignorant or ‘not knowing’ are vulnerable to being exploited by those in control of knowledge as a means to power.

Despite historical and political differences, both texts present how its favourable to not know than know.

Despite the dichotomy between the historical differences, both texts

Points

  1. Controlled + Constructed ignorance
    • Ch2 birds
    • ACT 1 - woods; Abi’s plot; Theocracy?
  2. Wilful or performed ignorance
    • Ch19, book burnings
    • ACT 3, court, Elizabeth Proctor
  3. Counter: those who know
    • R, Mother
    • Hale ACT 1 -> ACT 3. Knowledge causing guilt or punishment.