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Module A: Textual Conversations

7 dot points across 7 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does the comparative study reshape your perspective on each text, and how do you make that personal engagement part of an analytical argument?

How do the different contexts of the prescribed pair shape what each text could say, and how do you write about context without slipping into biographical fallacy?

How do you compose a critical or creative response that demonstrates your understanding of the textual conversation under exam conditions?

How do you compare the language forms and features of two prescribed texts without writing two separate technique inventories?

How do composers reimagine, reframe, reflect on, or critique an earlier text, and how do you write about these intertextual moves with precision?

How do you identify and write about points of resonance and dissonance between two prescribed texts without slipping into a list of similarities and differences?

What does it mean for two texts to be in conversation, and how do you write about that conversation rather than treating the texts in parallel?