_risa_ Thankyou so much!
Honestly when it comes to analytical pieces I think 3 of the biggest things I focus on are imbedding of quotes, author intent and my vocabulary.
Once you have your 3-4 ideas for the body paragraps (I normally go 3 but it's up to you and how much you think you can write), the important part is having textual evidence (quotes/key scenes) to back it up. So having a few basic quotes memorised is important, even if it's just single words/short phrases. So an example of a sentence from my essay is: 'This deep-seated fear likely is a result of the social reprecussions she faced during the trial for her family's murder, as the town despises the Blackwoods for the deaths and their non-conformitive nature, going so far as to taunt them about the passings by chanting rhymes about how "Connie" sent the Blackwoods "down in the boneyard ten feet deep". '
Then it's important to mention author intent, whether by saying the author intends to or by mentioning how the specefic literary technique/quote/scene supports their overarching message, or if it suggests something to audience.
Essentially the quotes are the what and the author intent is pretty much the why from my understanding.
When it comes to language I try to have a few synonyms/similar words available for key words (e.g. isolation, ostrasization, social exclusion etc) to diversify language choices, also adding in some other 'fancier' words like juxtaposition, catharsis or malleable. Additionally having a variety words to convey what the author is doing (presents/reveals/demonstrates/depicts/exemplifies/suggests/implies etc) is something I've had to work on a little.
The specefic feedback I got on my piece was to use certain terms prefered by my school (e.g. anti-semetic) and to add in maybe 1 or 2 more key scenes to go with the quotes.
Honestly when it comes to the timed conditions the only advice I can give is practice under timed conditions, and when it comes to essay planning in the time, do what works for you (so like I don't do detailed plans, I'll jot down my 3 body paragraph ideas and that's kind of it, maybe a relevant quote/word I don't want to forget but normally not. But I know a lot of people work better with detailed plans so it's about trial and error and choosing whatever works for you).
If you have any specefic questions or stuff I can help with I'm happy to try and answer anything, hope that was at least slightly useful
