Option 2B Modern times common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Overlooking context

  Failing to connect the text's themes to its historical or social context.

  Fix itAlways consider how the context influences the characters and themes.

• Overlooking Context

  Failing to connect the poem's themes to its historical or cultural context.

  Fix itAlways consider how the context influences the poet's choices and the poem's meaning.

• Over-reliance on summary

  Students often summarize the poems instead of analyzing them.

  Fix itFocus on specific techniques and their effects rather than retelling the poem's content.

• Overgeneralizing Themes

  Students often state that both poems discuss 'life' without specifying how.

  Fix itFocus on specific themes like isolation or social change and provide textual evidence.