Essay Writing - 2 5V

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 6

Welcome! 

Road map

Essay writing 

• Thesis statement and framework

How?

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

Planning

• purpose, audience, tone
• choose your topic that you care about/know about/like
• develop a thesis statement
• think! / gather information

Thesis statement

• clearly stated: what do you intend to discuss and direction your argument will take.  

Thesis statement

Something should be so and so, because .... and ...... 

Shaping

• Gather (more) information
• Construct your framework

Framework

Introduction with thesis statement:  40

Body: 

• background: 75
• argument in support: 75
• argument in support: 75
• refutation of opposing argument 75

Conclusion: 40

Total: 380 words 

Framework

Introduction with your thesis statement

This should be so and so, because .... and ........

• anecdote, reason you chose the topic, defintion, background

Body: your actual argument - one topic per paragraph

• argument in support  First of all, this should be so because reason 1
• argument in support   Secondly, this should be so because reason 2
• refutation of opposing argument Some might say this, but .....and that is why this should be so.

conclusion: In conclusion, this should be so and so, because .... and ........

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Shaping

• Construct your framework

Ready? 

Start working on your rough draft.