Essay Writing

Essay Writing
A how-to guide
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Essay Writing
A how-to guide

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Test November
- (Formal) Letter

OR

- Essay

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Lesson Goals

- You can recognize and create a proper general essay structure.

- You can discuss two specific essay structures.

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Which elements do you often find in an essay?

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DOs
  1. Write proper English, so I can read it.
  2. Use signal words, wherever necessary
  3. Use paragraphs ( as signified by indentation/blank line)
  4. Use a difficult grammar item every now and then (Passive, relative clauses)
  5. At the end, check your work.

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Don'ts
  1. Forget about the lay-out
  2.  Use the first translation you find in a dictionary without checking. 
  3. Forget content elements 
  4. No swearing 
  5. Dumb language (gonna, u, 2, etc.) 

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Basic text structure
- Title

- Introduction

- Body

- Conclusion

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Title
- One line

- Covers the work

- Should be attractive to readers

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Example
  • Topic = secret price agreements in the fishing industry

  • Simple option: Secret Price Agreements in the fishing industry

  • Attractive: Something smells fishy.

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Create a title for an essay on "Gun Control".

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Introduction
- Attention Grabber

- Introduction to the topic

- Thesis Statement: Smoking is an unwise life choice, because it is unhealthy, anti-social and financially damaging.

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Argumentative

Generally three paragraphs:

- 2 arguments for the thesis
- 1 argument against + refutation


Analytical

Generally 2-4 paragraphs

For example 2 arguments for the topic
2 arguments against the topic

Body

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Paragraph Structure
(transitional sentence)

- Topic Sentence

- Supporting Sentences


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Conclusion
- Show your essay is coming to an end

- Reinforce your thesis

- Leave an impression on the reader

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Is there something you need more explanation on?

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Practice Essay 1
- Write an argumentative essay on one of the following topics:

- The alcohol age limit of 18
- School day start times
- Dutch corona policies

Support your topic and write a clear structure. Use approximately 350 words.

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