Week 23 Essay Writing Lessons: Guidelines testweek, pitfalls + writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Today's plan

1) At the end of this class, you will know how you will make the test during the testweek. 

2) At the end of this class, you will have continued writing your practice essay on BNW + HMT

The plan for this week

Monday: outline ready so that classmates can provide feedback. 

Tuesday: no class

Thursday: Write your second practice essay

Friday : Final changes second practice essay 

Monday June 7th: Hand in the final draft of your second practice essay for teacher feedback

Guidelines Testweek 4 

Testweek period 4

Are you allowed to base your essay for SE1 on previous essays in terms of topic?

Guidelines SE 1 period 4

Topic: you are allowed to use a similar topic as used in practice essay one. However, the thesis question should be different and your are not allowed to copy parts of the practice essays.  Also, you are NOT allowed to use education. 

For example: if you wrote about Lenina and polygamy/monogamy in BNW, you can now use Lenina and another character from THT. 

Guidelines SE 1 Period 4

• You will write the essay on paper with pen. You may use paper to make a an outline during the exam, but keep in mind that you should have enough time to write the essay. Tip: Make an outline beforehand but you are not allowed to bring it.
•  You are allowed to bring dictionaries and your books. You do NOT get a paper from us with quotes, but you should quote them directly from the books. Tip: Don't write in your book, but use sticky notes for the right pages. Quotes should be no longer than 20 words + use reference. 

Guidelines SE 1 Period 4

• You must indicate the edition of your book since there are multiple ones at school. You will have to do this in a bibliography at the bottom of the page
• Reference style can be MLA but does not have to as long as you write down: title, author, publisher, year/edition. 
• Example: Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. New York :Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 1998.

Guidelines SE 1 Period 4

-You will have 120 minutes (zonder verlenging) 

- Use the first 15 minutes to recreate your outline, at least write down the thesis question + arguments you had in mind on a separate paper. 

- Next focus on writing the essay. Remember that the body paragraphs are the most important to pay attention to. 

- Again use the final 10/15 minutes to read through your essay. Proof reading is extremely important to see if you made any language or content mistakes. 

- Use your dictionary as little as possible, it costs a lot of time! Make sure that you can find the quotes as fast as possible by adding sticky notes. 

Writing the essay

What are you going to do differently in the second practice essay compared to the first practice essay?

A few things to note....

- One could say OR the book explains OR Lenina is (just state it as a fact, we know that YOU are writing it.)

- The Brave New World? What is the planet called?

- The World State? Who are the ones in charge?

- omit contractions and make sure to use quotations! 

- avoid using But or And at the beginning of a sentence. 

Finishing outline/ writing the essay

- Start writing the essay by using the outline you have made. The outline has to be correct  to write the essay. 

- Start with the introduction, you do not need to have the full intro done in order to write the body paragraphs. 

- Make sure to mention what you will do in the essay + the essay question in the intro. Use linking words to link the paragraphs. 

The plan for this week

Monday: outline ready so that classmates can provide feedback. 

Tuesday: no class

Thursday: Write your second practice essay

Friday : Final changes second practice essay 

Monday June 7th: Hand in the final draft of your second practice essay for teacher feedback

Mention a) 1 thing you take away from this lesson AND b) 1 thing you would like to do more in English class this year.

Today's plan

1) At the end of this class, you will have practiced with pitfalls in English. 

2) At the end of this class, you will have continued writing your practice essay on BNW + HMT

Flashback 

What do you remember about yesterday's guidelines for SE1?

What is a pitfall?

Pitfalls

foutjes die vaak gemaakt worden (vaak omdat de uitspraak van de woorden wel bijna hetzelfde is)

voorbeeld: there, their & they're

What is the difference?
your & you're

I already told you i was gonna go their, so than I’ll pick her up.

I already told you I was going to go there, so then I’ll pick her up.

I think you stay at home and I hope to soon here from you.

I think you should stay at home and I hope to soon hear from you soon.

1.  How many lessons did you take for your exam, did you get your license in one time. (3)
2. How many lessons have you got for your driving test? (1)
3. In the Netherlands, it is very hard to get it because they make it every year harder and more expensive. (1)
4. It’s very important to know the trafficrules before you actualy go out there with a car. (2)
5. In The Netherlands there is a difficult situation with walkers and bike riders, because if you have a exident on a road with someone who is not in a car, almost every time it’s your fals. (5)
6. Enjoy your time with your license, talk to you later, bye bye. (2)

1.  How many lessons did you take for your exam, did you get your license in one time. (3)
2. How many lessons have you got for your driving test? (1)
3. In the Netherlands, it is very hard to get it because they make it every year harder and more expensive. (1)
4. It’s very important to know the trafficrules before you actualy go out there with a car. (2)
5. In The Netherlands there is a difficult situation with walkers and bike riders, because if you have a exident on a road with someone who is not in a car, almost every time it’s your fals. (5)
6. Enjoy your time with your license, talk to you later, bye bye. (2)

Word order

He               was looking       at        the shop window      in Market street            last time we were there.

Subject           Verb                                    Object                      Place                                            Time

SVOPT!

Guidelines SE 1 period 4

Topic: you are allowed to use a similar topic as used in practice essay one. However, the thesis question should be different and your are not allowed to copy parts of the practice essays.  Also, you are NOT allowed to use education. 

For example: if you wrote about Lenina and polygamy/monogamy in BNW, you can now use Lenina and another character from THT. 

Guidelines SE 1 Period 4

• You will write the essay on paper with pen. You may use paper to make a an outline during the exam, but keep in mind that you should have enough time to write the essay. Tip: Make an outline beforehand but you are not allowed to bring it.
•  You are allowed to bring dictionaries and your books. You do NOT get a paper from us with quotes, but you should quote them directly from the books. Tip: Don't write in your book, but use sticky notes for the right pages. Quotes should be no longer than 20 words + use reference. 

Guidelines SE 1 Period 4

• You must indicate the edition of your book since there are multiple ones at school. You will have to do this in a bibliography at the bottom of the page
• Reference style can be MLA but does not have to as long as you write down: title, author, publisher, year/edition. 
• Example: Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. New York :Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 1998.

Guidelines SE 1 Period 4

-You will have 120 minutes (zonder verlenging) 

- Use the first 15 minutes to recreate your outline, at least write down the thesis question + arguments you had in mind on a separate paper. 

- Next focus on writing the essay. Remember that the body paragraphs are the most important to pay attention to. 

- Again use the final 10/15 minutes to read through your essay. Proof reading is extremely important to see if you made any language or content mistakes. 

- Use your dictionary as little as possible, it costs a lot of time! Make sure that you can find the quotes as fast as possible by adding sticky notes. 

Finishing outline/ writing the essay

- Start writing the essay by using the outline you have made. The outline has to be correct  to write the essay. 

- Start with the introduction, you do not need to have the full intro done in order to write the body paragraphs. 

- Make sure to mention what you will do in the essay + the essay question in the intro. Use linking words to link the paragraphs. 

Mention a) 1 thing you take away from this lesson AND b) 1 thing you would like to do more in English class this year.