Setting out a logical argument in response to an essay title

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Identifying the features of an essay

Researching deforestation in the Amazon rainforest

Planning and writing the introduction to an essay

Planning and writing the first main paragraph of an essay

Planning and writing the second main paragraph of an essay

Planning and writing the conclusion of an essay

In this unit, writers convey information in an objective, unbiased way. In the next unit, writers will convey information in a more subjective manner. 

In 'The Titanic: Journalistic Report Writing', pupils developed their understanding of writing to inform the audience in the context of a journalistic report. In 'The Amazon Rainforest: Essay Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of writing to inform their reader and apply this in the context of an essay.

In this unit, pupils write their first formal essay of the primary curriculum. In it, pupils write about deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest with facts derived from research presented in clear paragraphs. The essay question given calls for pupils to write their essay as a single line of argument.

The Amazon Rainforest: essay writing

Which of the below are features of an essay?

We should reduce deforestation to help tackle climate change.

We should reduce car use to help tackle climate change. 

We should buy more beef to help tackle climate change. 

Which is the most likely conclusion of our essay?

How does deforestation worsen climate change? 

How would reducing deforestation help tackle climate change?

Put these questions in a logical order for our essay.

It is often done using the 'slash and burn' method. 

We can also try to buy fewer products that are linked to deforestation. 

Deforestation is when trees are cleared from an area. 

Deforestation has been driven by cattle farming. 

Which of these points might come first in our essay?

Where might we find the following sentence in our essay? 'If we can reduce deforestation by avoiding buying these products, we can help tackle climate change.'

Which statements about the Amazon rainforest are true?

Which of the following are major drivers of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest? 

Which of these products is **not** linked to deforestation in the Amazon? 

poor soil quality and increased flood and drought risk

Which of the following are effects of deforestation?

True or false? The UK has experienced deforestation in the past. 

Setting out a logical argument in response to an essay title

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