Essays

Essays recap

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Lesson duration is: 80 min

Items in this lesson

Essays recap

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Programme

Welcome back!

Writing an essay recap

Essay 3 / Examentraining

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Essays?

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Aim and content?

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Aim and content

Argue

Respond

Teach

Convince

Pursuade

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Format?

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Format:

(semi-)formal

4 paragraphs

Introduction
Body 1 (point 1), most important
Body 2 (point 2)
Conclusion

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Things to do?

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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

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Things to avoid?

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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

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Paragraph construction?

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Paragraph construction

Point

Example/evidence

Explain

Develop

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Step by step

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Steps:

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

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To do:

Write a last essay (choose from two assignments in Teams)

Do examenbundel

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