Planning and writing section two of an essay about early Islamic civilisation
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use my research to plan and write the second section of an essay about early Islamic civilisation.
Key learning points
- Writing is most successful when structure, content and vocabulary is planned.
- Information in this section should be specific and detailed.
- Cohesion, making use of research and a formal tone are appropriate in an essay.
- An essay can use a bank of research, evidence, statistics and quotes to inform the reader.
Keywords
Cohesive devices - linguistic structures that can enhance text flow
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence that includes a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause
Non-finite complex sentence - a sentence that includes a main clause and a non-finite subordinate clause
Parenthesis - extra information that can be added or removed from a sentence and it still makes sense
Brackets - punctuation marks that can be used to add additional information to a sentence
Common misconception
Pupils may write the full section as one paragraph.
Parts of the plan are explicitly allocated into paragraphs one and two. This is also modelled in the second learning cycle.
Teacher tip
Allow pupils time to discuss and revisit key knowledge necessary for this section.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order the parts of an essay.
Q2.Match the parts of an essay with their functions.
gives the reader general information about the essay subject
paragraphs of specific information about an aspect of the subject
summarises the key information of the essay
Q3.Which of these fronted adverbials are appropriate to use in an essay?
Q4.Select facts that are appropriate to use in section two.
Q5.Order the parts of a main section paragraph.
Q6.Match the keywords to their definitions.
the family who reigned over the Islamic Empire during the Golden Age
a school, library and translation centre
the capital city constructed by the Abbasids
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
linguistic structures that can enhance text flow
includes a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause
includes a main clause and a non-finite subordinate clause
extra information that can be added or removed from a sentence
can be used to add additional information to a sentence
Q2.Order the parts of our essay about early Islamic civilisation.
Q3.Put the parts of a section paragraph in order.
Q4.Match each part of the paragraph to its function.
introduces what this paragraph will be about
gives the reader specific information to explain the point in detail
links on to the next section
Q5.Match the four pillars of Baghdad to their meanings.
difficult to penetrate
a welcoming place
symbolic of heavens and Earth
central to city
Q6.Select the cohesive devices.
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