INTRODUCTION & FIRST/SECOND PARAGRAPHS
Type out the full title of your Critical Investigation, highlighting what you consider to be the keywords in a different colour.
Then write out the first/second paragraphs and post them on your blog. This is usually the hardest part in any essay (along with the last one!) Obviously, it must be a clear introduction that makes reference to the keywords in the title and outlines the various areas that you will be exploring in the course of the essay. It may introduce a hypothesis (something that you will seek to test/prove during the next 2000 words). For example, you may be arguing that your contemporary textual examples demonstrate a change in the representation of a particular social group. It's a bit like a debate in this sense - you are putting forward a proposition and making points that will back it up (although you will also be given credit here for considering both sides of the argument too).
Then, write the next paragraph and post it on your blog. Remember that you're looking to include at least one quote/reference per paragraph and often considerably more. It may help to look at some of the best essays from this year, from 2011, from 2010, from 2009, from 2008, from 2007, and from 2006 (all top grades, although all those from 2009 and earlier are from a different specification, don't forget) to get an idea of the style and format required. But take care - plagiarism will always be found out so don't even consider copying from others...best to look on a day when you won't be writing as other people's work can sometimes be a bit disabling.
Good luck with everything here - yes, you're going to be very busy but you want to get the top grades and get into top universities so this is what's required!
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