Writing About Society common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Misinterpreting Conflict

  Focusing solely on physical conflict without considering emotional or societal implications.

  Fix itAlways analyze how conflicts reflect broader societal issues and values, not just personal struggles.

• Confusing narrator with character

  Students often conflate the narrator's viewpoint with that of the characters.

  Fix itAlways distinguish between the narrator's perspective and the individual viewpoints of characters.

• Ignoring Context

  Failing to connect the relationships in the text to the broader societal context.

  Fix itAlways consider how the societal values of the time influence the characters and their relationships.

• Ignoring the absent perspective

  Students often focus solely on present characters and miss the significance of absent perspectives.

  Fix itAlways consider how the absence of certain characters influences the narrative and themes.

• Overgeneralizing Themes

  Students often state broad themes without specific textual evidence.

  Fix itAlways support thematic statements with direct quotes or detailed examples from the text.

• Overgeneralizing Themes

  Students often state broad themes without specific textual evidence.

  Fix itAlways support thematic statements with direct quotes or detailed examples from the text.