Essay Writing - 3

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Welcome! 

Road map

BBC One Minute News 

Essay writing 

• Paragraphs 
• Write a rough draft

Panel talks

HAND IN YOUR TOPICS!

(note that the way you deal with handing things in and such will also affect your grade).

Questions

1. What are the topics that are being discussed? Write them down.

2. Think for a minute and formulate an opinion on one of the topics 

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Essay writing

• Paragraphs 
• Write a rough draft

How?

• Planning
• Shaping
• Drafting
• Revising
• Editing/proofreading
• Hand in

Drafting

• Take your framework
• Focus on the top sentences
• Write your paragraphs 

Framework

Introduction with your thesis statement

• anecdote, some background information, reason you chose the topic

Body: your actual argument

• one topic per paragraph
• argument in support
• argument in support
• refutation of opposing argument 

conclusion

Framework

Introduction with thesis statement:  35

Body: 

• argument in support: 70
• argument in support: 70
• refutation of opposing argument 70

Conclusion: 35

Total: 280 words 

Paragraph build-up

Paragraph build-up

Drafting

• Take your framework
• Focus on the top sentences
• Write your paragraphs 
• Add an introduction with your TS
• Add a conclusion

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Drafting

• Construct your rough draft