How to structure your Research

Report…
INTRODUCTION
Introduction identifies:
• key aspects of the theme investigation
○ What is the theme you studied?
○ What is your opinion of this?
• texts chosen
○ List all six texts you studied.
○ For each, write down the director/ poet/ writer

FIRST SIMILARITY
Section heading identifies first key similarity to be discussed. (get this from the list on the wiki
page)

• Similarity discussed in first text, supported by a specific detail.

○ Talk about the point you are making
○ GIVE A QUOTE to support what you are saying (or talk about a specific SHOT)
○ Discuss the quote
○ Return to the general point
• Similarity discussed in second text, supported by a specific detail.
○ Talk about the point you are making
○ GIVE A QUOTE to support what you are saying (or talk about a specific SHOT)
○ Discuss the quote
○ Return to the general point

SECOND SIMILARITY
Section heading identifies second key similarity to be discussed. (from list)

• Similarity discussed in first text, supported by a specific detail.

○ Talk about the point you are making
○ GIVE A QUOTE to support what you are saying (or talk about a specific SHOT)
○ Discuss the quote
○ Return to the general point
• Similarity discussed in second text, supported by a specific detail.
○ Talk about the point you are making
○ GIVE A QUOTE to support what you are saying (or talk about a specific SHOT)
○ Discuss the quote
○ Return to the general point

FIRST DIFFERENCE
Section heading identifies first key difference to be discussed. (From list)

• Difference discussed in first text, supported by a specific detail.

○ Talk about the point you are making
○ GIVE A QUOTE to support what you are saying (or talk about a specific SHOT)
○ Discuss the quote
○ Return to the general point
• Difference discussed in second text, supported by a specific detail.
○ Talk about the point you are making
 ○ GIVE A QUOTE to support what you are saying (or talk about a specific SHOT)
○ Discuss the quote
○ Return to the general point

SECOND DIFFERENCE
Section heading identifies second key difference to be discussed. (From list)

• Difference discussed in first text, supported by a specific detail.

○ Talk about the point you are making
○ GIVE A QUOTE to support what you are saying (or talk about a specific SHOT)
○ Discuss the quote
○ Return to the general point
• Difference discussed in second text, supported by a specific detail.
○ Talk about the point you are making
○ GIVE A QUOTE to support what you are saying (or talk about a specific SHOT)
○ Discuss the quote
○ Return to the general point

CONCLUSION
Conclusion gives an overview, makes generalisations about the theme study. (From list)
• What did you learn about the theme of hope?
• Which texts were good at shaping your views?
• How has this study affected you?

Note:
As you write, you MUST talk about all six texts at least once.