Essay Revision TV4C

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Essay Writing

Revision

Online Essay

On​ the 15th of February, ​all of year four will be doing their ​literary essay on Born a Crime (grade x4). ​This test was initially scheduled to take place at school, but due to the given circumstances you will be taking it from the safe confines of your home.

The benefit of doing this digitally is that you can use your macbooks (and ​spelling check!​). It goes without saying that this might also provide some downsides. In order to minimize these downsides, we would like to inform you of the protocol that we’ll follow (Document uploaded to Classroom).

Online Essay

 On the ​15th of February​ you will write your literary essay ​on Born a Crime​. The essay questions will be shared with you via classroom at the start of the test (15:00 o’clock).

 You will have ​90 min​ to write your literary essay (excluding extra time for special needs). This means that you need to hand in your work on both ​classroom and turnitin by 16:30.

Handing in your essay

 You need to hand in your test​ on classroom and turnitin (PDF), we will provide you with a ​5 min ​window to do so. 

This means that if you ​haven’t​ handed in your work by 16.35 this will result in​ ​a 1 (as this counts as not having handed in your work at the end of the test). If you’re worried about forgetting the time - set an alarm on your macbook.

Absent - ill

In case you are ill on the day of the test, your parents need to send an email to your teacher before 12:00 o’clock. If your teacher hasn’t received an email from your parents, you will receive a 1.

Note

In case you are experiencing any difficulties with uploading your test to either turnitin or the classroom, you immediately notify your teacher via email and you ​attach your work (PDF) ​to that email as proof that you attempted to hand it in on time. Please note that your teacher won’t grade your work until it has gone through the plagiarism check on turnitin.

Yellow card

Students with special needs: ​students with special needs will have an additional 10 min to complete and hand in their work. This means that they need to ensure that their work is handed in by 16:45.

Google Meet

On the day of the essay I will be available in a google meet. You can check in during the 90 min if you have any questions.

1. Where can you find the thesis statement?

1. first sentence of the introduction
2. final sentences of the introduction
3. in your conclusion
4. it doesn't really matter

2. You have to use P.E.E. structure in your body paragraphs. What does this stand for?

1. example - explanation - point
2. explanation - point - example
3. point - example - explanation

3. What kind of register do you need to use in your essay?

1. formal, objective
2. informal, subjective

4. Which of these words is not a synonym of 'emphasize'?

1. highlight
2. stress
3. underline
4. explore

5. Which of these should not be part of the introduction?

1. factual information (author + title)
2. brief summary
3. thesis statement
4. the answer to the thesis statement

Practice: Option 1

Finish writing the paragraph. Integrate your example and explain the significance.

In the impoverished all-black community of Alexandra, Noah tries to be part of a community he does not belong to, as he navigates through the realities of the hood.

Practice: Option 2

Finish writing your mock essay. Write one or two more body paragraphs and a conclusion.

Deadline: Tuesday (midnight)