Essay writing 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today

Homework check

test assignment

essay writing tips

outline - practise

Lesson aim

By the end of this lesson you will have a draft essay outline for the test week!

Homework check

Give your homework assignment to your neighbour

Read the sentences

Give feedback on where they need to make improvements/what they did well

Think about - originality of ideas, ideas fully explained (WHY)

Step 1 - Discuss

What would you have done differently?

Person 1: if I were Macbeth/Lady Macbeth I would have...

Person 2: yes and then I would have...... if I were Macbeth/Lady Macbeth

How far can you think ahead in terms of consequences?

The WHY in your essay must be very clear!!!!

What you need

A copy of the book

Your notes on conditionals

Your homework - including the planning sheets

Your timeline

Your story summaries

Character list

Step 2

In mindmap form

Come up with 3 arguments for what you would have done

Are they deep arguments? Can you write a detailed account of what these choices would achieve?  Make this visible in your mindmap!

Finished? Show to the teacher

Step 3

           

Add 2 conditionals to back up each argument?

Are they correctly formed? Check your notes!

Step 4 

The introduction:

Catchy start sentence

Topic/conclusion sentence

What will you talk about?

How to make your ideas into a creative piece of writing?

Step 4 continued...

Make sure to

Use descriptive language

My essay is about

Separating ideas into paragraphs

Check spelling/punctuation/grammar

Be creative - surprise your reader!

Step 5

Conclusion paragraph:

Tie together essay's main points

Show why your arguments matter - how does the outcome improve?

Leave the reader with a clear idea of your views - the WHY must be very clear!!!

All steps completed?

Bullet point your 5 paragraphs on the outline

Give this to the teacher at the end of the lesson!!!

Step 1

Read part 1 Macbeth and the witches again