Close Analysis: Pairing/Tracking Quotations Resource

No quotation should ever be alone! This resource will help your students to use paired quotations, encouraging deeper thinking and in turn, gaining more marks.

Using paired quotations to reference thinking in GCSE English Literature essays can:

• Show a broader understanding of the text

• Support layered analysis

• Allows students to explore methods more effectively

• Makes an essay more evaluative

• Helps balance interpretation