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Finding those elegant links

English teacher Mark Payton and A-level student Phoebe Ridyard describe their encounters with the complexities of the non-exam assessment task

Eliza’s attitude to chocolate creams and Nora’s attitude to macaroons — finding the elegant links

Recounting experiences within one particular comparative essay, Mark begins with this advice.

When approaching a comparative task, I have a phrase which makes my A-level English literature students roll their eyes and sigh, weary with my repetition: ‘Find the elegant link.’ Why this preoccupation with elegance?

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