V6 essay writing: common mistakes + WiP 54 (key) + quiz WiP 54

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Good to see you, V6!

Tuesday 14 February

Study objectives:

I can  

• identify and correct mistakes commonly made in essay writing
• plan and write an argumentative essay 

 

This week's work:

In class (1):

common mistakes in essay writing + correct the mistakes essay 1

No class on Thursday (IELTS test)

Self study:

Essay 2: Single-sex schools 

6. Plan + write essay 2 

Hand in essay 2 first lesson next week (typed)    

 

Words in Progress 54

WiP:
someone who never drinks alcohol

1. kipper
2. intoxicated
3. teetotaller
4. callous

WiP:
with a pleasant smell

1. fragrant
2. choked
3. draught
4. savoury

a herring that has been preserved by being treated with salt and then with smoke

1. deep-fry
2. lettuce
3. draught
4. kipper

WiP exc 54: Food & Drink (key)

1. beef

2. deep-fry

3. teetotaller

4. choked

5. one for the road

6. spicy

7. nutritious

8. still

9. draught

10. lettuce

11. fragrant

12. kipper

13. herbs

14. sipping

15. gorging

16. cannabis cafés

17. greens

18. fastidious

19. savoury

20. intoxicated

Common mistakes in essay writing

Content  

• no thesis statement,  
  
• unclear structure/ arguments,  
  
• new arguments in conclusion 
  
• no point to ponder

You should be able to highlight your thesis statement and arguments in the text!!

Common mistakes in essay writing

grammar  

• verb tenses (e.g. present simple vs. continuous),
• word order,
  
• incorrect references:

these treatments lets – fireworks has its problems

Common mistakes in essay writing

Stylistic:

• informal language: kids, stuff 
  
• contracted forms: don’t – do not 
  
• ‘I’-constructions: I think this is wrong ->  
  

    This is wrong 

• ‘you’-constructions: If you make something illegal -> 
  

    If something is made illegal 

Common mistakes in essay writing

Spelling

• to / too: it will be too late - others may be hurt too 
  

go to the cinema - to be clear 

• of / off: switch something off – fall off  
  

    of course – plenty of time 

• there / their: there is much violence there (location) 
  

    they mind their own business (possessive) 

Common mistakes in essay writing

Linking words:

• But, And, So, Because 
  

Don’t use these at the start of your sentences. Instead use cohesive devices from your reader:  However, Moreover, Therefore,  
At last, -> Finally 
At first, -> First of all, / Firstly, / In the first place, 

Common mistakes in essay writing

Punctuation

Please remember to start your sentences with a capital letter and end them with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. 

Linking words need special punctuation, e.g.:

Moreover, ...

This happens, for example, when people forget to...

Homework Mon 21/2

• handout: correct the mistakes essay 1

• Writing skills reader
  

academic writing 5: grammatical accuracy