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 collection of countries that work voluntarily towards shared goals of democracy, prosperity and peace

a person who has moved to a foreign country permanently, often for work or better living conditions

a passenger ship that carried large groups of post-war West Indian immigrants to Britain in 1948

refers to the people who travelled from the Caribbean to the UK from 1948-1971

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

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

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

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

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