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Essays

Programme

US elections recap

BBC ONE MINUTE WORLD NEWS

How to write essays - interactive assignment

Writing an essay

Essays?

Wereldcafé

• Work in groups of 3-5 people
• Work in three rounds, write as many post-its as possible

1. Questions
2. Answers to the questions
3. Most valuable insights

Aim and content

Argue

Respond

Teach

Convince

Pursuade

Format: 

(semi-)formal

4 paragraphs

1. Introduction
2. Body 1 (point 1), most important
3. Body 2 (point 2)
4. Conclusion

Things to do

Plan before writing

Keep out your own opinion until the final paragraph

Bring in, and refute, counter arguments

Use challenging vocabulary and grammar

Use linking words

Things to avoid

Very and really (really tasty -> delicious)

Leave out unnecessary words and information 

Putting more than one point in a paragraph

Introduce new information in the conclusion

Paragraph construction

Point

Example/evidence

Explain

Develop

Steps:

1. Read the assignment
2. Write a writing plan (what will you discuss in each paragraph, perhaps the beginning of the topic sentence) 
3. Write
4. Proofread 
5. Rewrite