Key learning points

1. Topic sentences should link to the question.
2. References to the text should link to your topic sentence, come from across the play, and be rich in methods.
3. Writer’s methods should be explored without always relying on single word analysis.
4. Context should be woven into analysis, not bolted on to the end of a paragraph.

Keywords

• Belonging - The feeling that you are accepted in a group, community or society.

• Eurocentric - When there is a focus on European culture or history, ignoring or excluding cultures and history from the wider world.

• Dramatic methods - The tools a playwright uses to create drama. Examples are setting, stage directions, dialogue and language choices.

• Weave - In relation to context, when you embed it into paragraphs rather than including it as a series of isolated facts.

• Colonialism - When a country establishes control over another country, exploiting it for economic gain.

Common misconception