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

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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 one of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

Planning and writing section two 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

the first paragraph that encourages the reader to read on

paragraphs of specific information related to an aspect of the subject

the last paragraph that summarises the key information of the text

Put the parts of our essay about early Islamic civilisation in the correct order.

specific information related to aspects of the essay's subject

the last paragraph that summarises the key information

Match the parts of an essay to their purposes.

something substantial left after something ends, like a body of work

Match each cohesive device to its example.

Which of these is **not** a feature of an essay?

The first paragraph of an essay is called the ...

types of words and language that a writer chooses carefully

words and phrases about the subject of the report

a sentence starter followed by a comma that is formal in tone

a sentence starter that explains cause and effect across two sentences

a sentence starter that gives the writer’s point of view

Match each type of fronted adverbial to its definition.

happens because of another event or action

Match each term to the correct definition.

'As a result,' and 'Consequently,' are examples of which type of fronted adverbial?

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

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