Week 2

Theme and Tension

Learn how to find the deeper conflict inside a quote set so your essay has a real centre.

Planning focus

Lesson overview

This lesson shows how to move from broad topics such as freedom, technology or identity into a precise tension that can drive a whole essay.

Video lesson

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Practice task

Analyse three quote sets and write one sentence for the topic, one for the theme and one for the core tension in each.