Identifying features of an essay in preparation for writing about the Windrush

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Researching the Windrush in preparation for writing an essay

Planning and writing the introduction of an essay about the Windrush

Planning and writing the first section of an essay about the Windrush

Planning and writing the second section of an essay about the Windrush

Planning and writing the conclusion of an essay about the Windrush

In this unit, pupils will learn to base an essay on research around the Windrush Generation and their experiences of arriving and staying in Britain. In 'Polar Regions: Essay Writing', pupils will learn techniques to develop the strength of their argument throughout an essay.

In 'The Empire Windrush: Diary Writing', pupils learnt about the historical context and lived experience of Caribbean immigrants' arrival in Britain after the Second World War. In this unit, pupils will learn to base an essay on research around the Windrush Generation and their experiences of arriving and staying in Britain.

In this unit, pupils use research of the Empire Windrush to write an essay about why the Windrush Generation immigrated and what life in Britain was like for them. Pupils write formally throughout, using facts and varied sentence structures, and they follow a clear line of argument across the essay.

The Empire Windrush: essay writing

a piece of writing that explores arguments on a topic

a reasoned way of presenting a specific issue or idea

the language structures that are used within a text

The __________ is the first paragraph that states the argument and introduces the topics to be explored.

The __________ contain paragraphs of information related to a particular topic and surrounding arguments.

The __________ is the last paragraph that summarises the information from the text and restates the argument.

Put the parts of an essay in the correct order.

Select the layout features found in essays.

Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Essays are types of __________ text.'

Which of these definitions describes the **purpose** of a text?

Which of these definitions describes the **audience** of a text?

Which of these definitions describes the **layout** of a text?

a group of words that always contains a verb.

a collection of sentences grouped together by theme.

Starter Quiz

Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'Essays are types of __________ text.'