Hi 
Am struggling a bit with writing an essay for NTG in terms of structuring it. There's just so much to cover in terms of the paradigms and different movements I'm not quite sure how to put it all into cohesive paragraphs and make sense of it all. Can you make any suggestions for basic structure?
I'm also finding incorporating the theorist into it quite difficult. Which theorist did you do?
Thank you so much
Emily 
Hi Emily, the most important thing to remember when do an essay for extension is that the structure is the same as an essay you'd write in Advanced- however the point of difference is that it is supplemented by theory concerning globalisation, which should be imbedded throughout the whole essay in order to address the focus study and demonstrate how the texts examine these issues. The first paragraph you do should be on theory because this will be embedded throughout the essay.
In my case, I used Lyotard and his consideration of the 'grand narrative', a system that provides a comprehensive explanation of human experience and knowledge (meta narratives of a reality- in this case modernity), and how my prescribed texts/relateds seek to convey the dangers in such totalising singular visions that lead to a perception of ‘difference’ and degradation of one’s self and morality. And it is in this process of demystifying the corrupting force of modernity (the ideas/institutions it's built on) that provides liberation, and individuals are able to embrace 'little narratives' in heterogeneity of human experience. In short, that is how I would introduce theory, and these ideas can be supplement by a related text that also looks at the tensions between homogeny and hetrogeny in the modern era, and the implications that arise from this e.g. in an attempt to amalgamate societies and cultures that are vastly different it creates disjointed operations and disjunctures between ideologies which impact the individual in various ways eg. isolation, low morality, confusion, etc.
After establishing theory, and the theoretic framework in which you want to structure your essay (analyse the texts), you start to analyse the core texts based on a thematic structure eg. you can focus a paragraph on looking at the modern context as a binary nature, as either empowering or entrapping while possessing the common experience of a degradation of morality. The theory should be central to the themes you choose. To demonstrate this throughout the paragraph, you can mention Lyotard, or another theorist's name, and word drop 'little narratives' and 'grand narratives' in relation to the content of your texts. That should be your basic structure
I know there is a lot of theory! (I remember by teacher giving me loads of notes), but you have to really draw key concepts from it, that are most applicable to the texts you are studying, and really delve into them. Its better covering fewer ideas in more depth, than many in a very superficial way. As I said before, one of your relateds can always be an essay on globalisation as well, which in turn can provide a deeper analysis of your main theorist's work by building on those ideas, and use those ideas later in your analysis of the core texts.
Hope this helps and provides clarification!
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