What the task asks you to do
What the task asks you to do
You must interpret both extracts, analyse how each writer shapes meaning, and make clear connections between them. The strongest responses compare methods by their effects, rather than discussing the studied extract and unseen extract in two separate sections.
Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE English Literature 3.2.1 Compare/make connections between a studied modern text extract and an unseen same-genre extract. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the 19th-century novel, the modern text, and the poetry cluster) alongside regular unseen-extract practice, since both components include unseen comparison questions that are usually the most time-pressured.