Kensuke's Kingdom: Essay writing: NEW MODEL

• English
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

How do you turn questions in to an essay?

Step 1. Separate your ideas in to paragraphs

Step 2. Make a plan

Step 3. Write a first draft 

Step 4. Write a second and final draft

Step 5: Think or a title.

Today we are going to look at  how to plan and paragaphs

What are paragraphs?

Paragraphs 

are a set of 

sentences in one chunk

that are about the

 same

topic

They

help you 

organise ideas 

so that your essay

flows

nicely

Take a closer look ........

The 

whole 

paragraph

is about the 

SAME THING

TOPIC SENTENCE

The paragraph begins with a point and then gives reasons and then ends with the same point. 

Essay Layout

Title

Introduction

Body Paragraph One

Body Paragraph Two

(Possibly: Body Paragraph Three)

Conclusion

Introduction

The main purpose of the introduction is to create interest so the reader wants to find out what you have to say about the book.

Firstly, start with a personalised question. This connects the reader to your essay and makes them want to continue reading, and secondly, at the end of the first paragraph include your essay question.

Topic Sentences:

A "Topic Sentence" lets the reader know what your paragraph is going to be about. It introduces your new paragraph: 

He was diminutive, no taller than me and as old a man as I ever had seen. 

Body Paragraphs:

Leave a blank line between your paragraphs

Start with a Topic Sentence

Find evidence from the book to answer the essay question

Conclusion

Do not add anything new in your conclusion (last paragraph)

Sum up what you have already said and make sure you answer the essay question here. 

Now try and write an essay: 

1. choose an essay question (see next slide for ideas)

2. Make a plan including introduction, two or three body paragraphs and a conclusion

3. give it a title

4. Your essay should be around 200 words

Possible Essay Questions: 

1. 

ESSAY QUESTIONS

5

Next lesson

We will make a plan for our essay.

Homework: Before Thursday

Read Kensuke's Kingdom 

Pages ______ - ____________

Essay Criteria

Content: Is all content relevant to the task, have you answered all the points in the essay question? Is the reader fully informed? 

5 Points

Communicative Achievement:  Did you hold the readers attention? Did you communicate your ideas well? Did you use the correct tone? (informal - semi formal).

5 Points

Total points divided by 2 = Essay Grade 

Organisation: Did you have a title, an introduction and at least two body paragraphs

and a conclusion? Did you leave a blank line between the paragrphs? Did you use Topic sentences?

5 Points

Language: Did you use a range of vocabulary? Did you use the correct grammar that we have learnt so far (present and past tenses?)

5 Points

Example: What role does the setting play in the novel? Could the novel have been set somewhere else?