Identifying features of an essay for writing about early Islamic civilisation

English

In this unit, pupils learn to further finesse the skills of persuasive and credible essay writing.

In 'Polar Regions: Essay Writing', pupils learnt techniques to develop the strength of their argument throughout an essay. In this unit, pupils will learn to further finesse the skills of persuasive and credible essay writing.

In this unit, pupils research the Abbasid dynasty of early Islamic civilisation and why it is referred to by historians as a 'Golden Age'. They organise their knowledge into a clear essay structure with an introduction, paragraphs and a conclusion. They then write an essay that aims to inform.

Early Islamic civilisation: essay writing

a world religion which is followed by Muslims

a period of time in Islam’s history, which spans from 570 CE to 1258 CE

the arrangement of events or dates in the order in which they happened

a time period when Islam and the Islamic Empire grew rapidly

a city established during early Islamic civilisation, which became a centre for learning and the hub of the Islamic Golden Age

Researching early Islamic civilisation

the first paragraph of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on

Plan and write the introduction of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

provides the reader with specific information to develop a point

words and phrases associated with a topic

a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause

Planning and writing section one of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

linguistic structures that can enhance text flow

a sentence that includes a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause

a sentence that includes a main clause and a non-finite subordinate clause

extra information that can be added or removed from a sentence and it still makes sense

punctuation marks that can be used to add additional information to a sentence

Planning and writing section two of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text

to sum up or conclude the main body of the text

something substantial left behind after a person’s death like a significant body of work

Planning and writing the conclusion of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

speaking in front of others and listening to others

looking into the eyes of the people in an audience

how we use our posture and gestures to communicate meaning, confidence and feelings

Early Islamic civilisation: essay writing

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