Planning and writing the first section of an essay about the Windrush
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use my research to plan and write the first section of an essay about the Windrush.
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
Specific information - clear, exact and particular information
Explanatory sentence - provides the reader with specific information to develop a point
Subject-specific vocabulary - words and phrases associated with a topic
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Common misconception
Pupils may incorrectly include information that is not relevant to section one.
Learning cycle 1 explicitly outlines which aspects of prior research are appropriate for this section.
Teacher tip
Ensuring that pupils fully understand the meaning of subject-specific vocabulary is essential to enabling them to write concisely and accurately.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a text's purpose?
Q2.Select the definition of an essay from the list below.
Q3.Match the parts of an essay with their functions:
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
Q4.Match the terms to their definitions.
necessary information about the general topic
detailed, factual information about a particular topic or argument
factual vocabulary about the subject
Q5.In the sections of an essay, information should be kept ...
Q6.Select the linguistic features of an essay.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which two meet the purpose of the sections of an essay?
Q2.Information in section one of an essay should be ...
Q3.Select facts from the list that are appropriate to use in Section One.
Q4.Order the parts of a main section paragraph.
Q5.Which of these should plans include?
Q6.How can success criteria best be used?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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