Haha, thanks for the answer!
In an integrated response, may I ask you to elaborate on the structure. It sounds like something that would work well with my ideas, as I currently write Poem 1, Poem 2, ORT, repeat, with each set running on the same line of ideas/themes. In each paragraph I'll liken each text to one another based on this one idea and explain the differences, so in the end an integrated response may be the way to go.
For now I'll try your simplified suggestion, but any help would be appreciated
Sure! So basically, you take that idea of writing your paragraphs on the same line of ideas/themes, and ditch the separate paragraphs. It all comes together. So, everything you want to say about the theme of
relationships, for example, is in the one paragraph. In that paragraph, you have evidence/analysis of all your texts (for you, the 2 poems and the ORT). You have three of these paragraphs, each with a different idea that you want to talk about. So it might be, for speeches,
Justice, Equality and Reconciliation. Those three themes (and a more sophisticated approach to them) form the basis for your three paragraphs. Your intro sets those themes up under a central umbrella, called your
Thesis (EG - Speeches convey key aspects of humanity, or something), and then your conclusion ties it all together with a nice little bow
An integrated paragraph normally looks like this:
1 Sentence Introducing the Theme/Concept (called a
Motherhood Statement/Topic Sentence)
1 Sentence Linking the Idea to your Text(s)
?? Sentences of Analysis of how the Idea is Represented in ALL texts
1-2 Sentences Concluding
Repeat x3, add an intro and conclusion, bake with love, and you have an integrated response
that's a super quick run down, if you are interested you should give it a bit of a go and then
post it here for some feedback! Just be sure you meet post requirements (click the link in my signature for essay marking policies
) let me know if you need anything clarified!