University of Leeds Literary vs Visual Sources Analysis Essay

Scaffold for Trench Life Essay part 1

Paragraph 1 – Introduction

•  Outline your main argument and state your key points.
•  Explain the two sources you have chosen.
•  Explain the type, origin and content.Paragraph 2 – Visual Source

•  State your point – what can we learn about life in the trenches for soldiers in the photograph?
•  Explain your point. What is happening in the photograph? What is the action of the soldier?
•  Provide evidence/analysis – Assess usefulness. Who is the author? (Perspective)What information is missing? What can we learn about soldiers living in the trenches in WWI? What can’t we learn? Demonstrate critical thinking. Make a judgement.
•  Link – Refer back to the main question and restate your argument.Paragraph 3 – Written source

•  State your point – what can we learn about life in the trenches for soldiers in the written source?
•  Explain your point. What is happening in the written source? What is the action of the soldier/living condition?
•  Provide evidence/analysis – Assess usefulness. Who is the author? (Perspective)What information is missing? What can we learn about soldiers living in the trenches in WWI? What can’t we learn? Demonstrate critical thinking. Make a judgement.
•  Link – Refer back to the main question and restate your argument.Paragraph 4 – Which source is more useful and why?

 Compare the two sources and make a judgement on which source is more useful and why. You cannot get this information directly from the source you need to make a judgement and demonstrate critical thinking.

Paragraph 5 – Conclusion

 Restate the main points that you discussed and summarise your main argument.

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• POINT – state your argument in this paragraph.
• EXPLANATION – explain the context/historical period and elaborate on your mainpoint.
• EVIDENCE – use a quote in quotation marks from the source.
• ANALYSIS – This is the most important section. This should be 2 – 3 sentences.You must demonstrate critical thinking here. What can we learn from the quote about the living conditions for the soldiers? What other problems will this cause? Why? How could they have managed these conditions at the time? You need to think.
• LINK – now link your main argument back to the question – mentioning usefulness and living conditions.

Paragraph 2 – Usefulness. Select the quote that demonstrates the living conditions of the soldiers. Incorporate the PEEAL structure in your paragraph. (200 – 250 words)