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

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Identifying features of an essay for writing about early Islamic civilisation

Researching early Islamic civilisation

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

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

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

Presenting our knowledge related to early Islamic civilisation

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

to inform the reader about a topic or argument related to the essay’s subject

to provide the reader with general information

to provide the reader with specific information

to summarise the key information shared in the whole essay

Which of the following are the **purpose** of the sections of an essay?

The information in section one of an essay should be... 

The Umayyads took over Islamic rule after the Rashidun caliphate.

Select facts that are appropriate to use in section one.

Order the parts of a main section paragraph.

as a prompt to remind the writer of what to include in their writing

to tell the writer the only skills that should be included in the writing

each criteria can be ticked off as it is met in the writing

writing that informs the reader about a real-life event

writing that informs the reader about a person’s life

writing that discusses points and arguments surrounding a particular issue

Select the definition of an essay from the list below.

states argument and introduces topics to be explored

paragraphs related to arguments surrounding the subject

summarises the information from the text and restates the argument

Match the parts of an essay with their functions.

necessary information about the general topic

detailed, factual information about a particular topic or argument

In the sections of an essay, how should information be kept?

Select the linguistic features of an essay.

Starter Quiz

What is a text's purpose?