Essay writing 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Formative test question

9) Macduff thinks that ( A at the start B at the end)

A) The soldiers killed Duncan because they were paid by Malcolm and Donalbain.

B) Macbeth killed Duncan because he wanted to become king.

C) Lady Macbeth killed Duncan because she wanted to help her husband

D) Banquo killed Duncan because he wanted to become king.

Today

Homework check

test assignment

essay outline - practise

essay outline - official

Lesson aim

By the end of this lesson you will have a draft essay outline for the test week!

Homework check

Give your assignment to your neighbour

Read the assignment you now have along with the plan

Give feedback on what is good and where they can improve

Think about - originality of ideas, ideas fully explained (WHY), paragraph structure 

Step 1

Read part 1 Macbeth and the witches again

Discuss

What would you have done differently?

Person 1: if I were Macbeth/Lady Macbeth I would have...

Person 2: yes and then I would have...... if I were Macbeth/Lady Macbeth

How far can you think ahead in terms of consequences?

The WHY in your essay must be very clear!!!!

What you need

A copy of the book

Your notes on conditionals

Your homework - including the planning sheets

Your timeline

Your story summaries

Character list

Step 2

In mindmap form

Come up with 3 arguments for what you would have done

Are they deep arguments? Can you write a detailed account of what these choices would achieve?  Make this visible in your mindmap!

Finished? Show to the teacher

Step 3

           

Which conditionals can you think of to back up these arguments?

Brainstorm and write 2 per argument down in your notebook

Are they correctly formed? Check your notes!

Step 4 

The introduction:

Catchy start sentence

Topic/conclusion sentence

What will you talk about?

How to make your ideas into a creative piece of writing?

Step 4 continued...

Make sure to

Use descriptive language

My essay is about

Separating ideas into paragraphs

Check spelling/punctuation/grammar

Be creative - surprise your reader!

Step 5

Conclusion paragraph:

Tie together essay's main points

Show why your arguments matter - how does the outcome improve?

Leave the reader with a clear idea of your views - the WHY must be very clear!!!

All steps completed?

Bullet point your 5 paragraphs on the outline

Give this to the teacher at the end of the lesson!!!