A4 Writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome A4

Put your phone in the "telefoontas"

Put your notebook, wonder workbook and your device on your table

Get your book and start reading in silence for 10 minutes

Essay Writing

Today's programme

Reading

Watch a video - take notes

Answer some questions

Work on your writing prompt

Lesson goal: At the end of the lesson you will be able to explain how to structure a formal essay like the THUG writing assignment.

Video assignment

• Watch the video about writing formal essays
• Take notes in your notebook
• Afterwards you will summarise the video in a couple of sentences
  

Summarise the video in 5-8 sentences: How do you write an essay? What are the most important elements?

Essay writing: Introduction

1.  Hook: To get your readers attention
   
2. Context: describe what happens in the book, but keep it relevant to your task.
3. Thesis statement/claim: what will you be arguing, what point are you defending.
   

Important: Your thesis statement is the most important sentence of your essay, make sure you make your point clear.

Essay writing: body paragraphs

1.  Topic sentence: What is your point for this paragraph
   
2. Paraphrase: give more information about topic sentence/say it differently
   
3. Insert Evidence: use a quote or paraphrase what happens. Make sure it is relevant to the topic sentence.
   
4. Explain why the evidence is relevant for your argument and conclude with a sentence in which you explain why it supports your thesis statement/claim.
   

Important: All sentences in a body paragraph should be related to the topic sentence.

Essay writing: Conclusion

1.     "In conclusion", "All in all", "To summarize", "To conclude"
   
2.  Summarise your points in different words
   
3.  What is the outcome of your arguments? Hopefully your claim!
   
4.  Tell readers why your argument matters/add a personal touch.
   

Done?

No! Go back and read your essay.

Check if you have answered all elements of the questions

Check for spelling and grammar mistakes

Rewrite awkward sentences

Time to improve (until 12:15)

• Get your writing prompt in front on you
• Take another look at your essay, what can you do better still?
• Review your own essay and help each other to find mistakes.
  
• Make sure you have an intoduction, body paragraph(s) and a conclusion.
  
• Pay attention to your claim, topic sentence(s) and your evidence. (PIE)
  

Review: What elements are important when writing a formal essay?