Essay writing
60 minutes to write
10 minutes to read and highlight
10 minutes planning 40 minutes writing
Highlighting use one colour for decision
And one colour against decision
1) Write up your plan
Draw up your plan on one A4 page
Make your decision clear on your plan
Try to incorporate +/- 3 themes into your essay
Write 10 facts for your argument and
4 facts against your argument
Put the sources A B C etc…
Put in your own info to back up your side of the argument
Use sentences when writing
Don’t summarise the sources just select the relevant information
If you write the plan after you have written the essay (if you have run out of time) then leave 1-2 pages before
the essay for it
Don’t cross out the planning
2) Writing the essay
No diagrams, bullet points or abbreviations
Don’t use emotions or rhetoric or slang or abbreviations or contractions
Do not rewrite the question, otherwise it’s counted as part of the introduction
Introduction must be 5 to 6 lines (maximum 10 lines)
Facts in the introduction won’t be marked
Make your decision very clear in the introduction and put your decision in your own words
Explain the importance of the topic using key words and definitions.
Paragraphs should follow the PEEL format
P point – the opening sentence explaining what the paragraph is about
E evidence - give the facts which support this
E explain – use your own words to explain why you used this fact
L link – link the fact back to your decision
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60 minutes to write
10 minutes to read and highlight
10 minutes planning 40 minutes writing
Highlighting use one colour for decision
And one colour against decision
1) Write up your plan
Draw up your plan on one A4 page
Make your decision clear on your plan
Try to incorporate +/- 3 themes into your essay
Write 10 facts for your argument and
4 facts against your argument
Put the sources A B C etc…
Put in your own info to back up your side of the argument
Use sentences when writing
Don’t summarise the sources just select the relevant information
If you write the plan after you have written the essay (if you have run out of time) then leave 1-2 pages before
the essay for it
Don’t cross out the planning
2) Writing the essay
No diagrams, bullet points or abbreviations
Don’t use emotions or rhetoric or slang or abbreviations or contractions
Do not rewrite the question, otherwise it’s counted as part of the introduction
Introduction must be 5 to 6 lines (maximum 10 lines)
Facts in the introduction won’t be marked
Make your decision very clear in the introduction and put your decision in your own words
Explain the importance of the topic using key words and definitions.
Paragraphs should follow the PEEL format
P point – the opening sentence explaining what the paragraph is about
E evidence - give the facts which support this
E explain – use your own words to explain why you used this fact
L link – link the fact back to your decision
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