Reflective Writing Meeting:
Need to tell where the essay is about to go.
Reader is going to have to read another 2000 essays – make it easy for them.
Organizing the argument and editing is vital/ crucial (more important than writing and
reading)
Read the work aloud!! Print it on paper!!
Only include the history paragraph if it is relevant to the argument.
Always give examples – don’t make it boring!
Introduction:
3 requirements of an introduction: (2000 essay -> 160-180 words introduction)
1. say the context – the topic
2. tell what you have read – what are the sources/ what you are referring to in the essay.
3. What you are going to argue.
Corrections on grammatical mistakes/ prepositions:
Aside FROM
Turning point IN
Paragraph requirements:
Make a point in the beginning of the paragraph– have an argument!
Have a mini-intro in each paragraph. – everything that comes after that reads more
analytical than descriptive.
It’s not everything you know about the subject; it’s answering the question.
President of Syria – parliament speech. Putting a finger in the air and make a point.
- The British people will pay a large price of this.
- We have a moral obligation.
- Because of our historical links to the middle-east.
Examples:
At the heart of the judicial process, there is the role of judges.
MoJ points:
I used to think X, Y, Z… but on further reflection I find that …
When I first read this topic I thought.. upon further reflection.. having known this
argument and that argument, I now believe that…
Show progress in your thought.
On first appearances it would seem that …. But after I read … I found that…
Conclusion
Say that you are giving a conclusion.
To conclude…
Sum up what you are saying in the essay
“this is what ive told you before and this is my last view on it”
Need to tell where the essay is about to go.
Reader is going to have to read another 2000 essays – make it easy for them.
Organizing the argument and editing is vital/ crucial (more important than writing and
reading)
Read the work aloud!! Print it on paper!!
Only include the history paragraph if it is relevant to the argument.
Always give examples – don’t make it boring!
Introduction:
3 requirements of an introduction: (2000 essay -> 160-180 words introduction)
1. say the context – the topic
2. tell what you have read – what are the sources/ what you are referring to in the essay.
3. What you are going to argue.
Corrections on grammatical mistakes/ prepositions:
Aside FROM
Turning point IN
Paragraph requirements:
Make a point in the beginning of the paragraph– have an argument!
Have a mini-intro in each paragraph. – everything that comes after that reads more
analytical than descriptive.
It’s not everything you know about the subject; it’s answering the question.
President of Syria – parliament speech. Putting a finger in the air and make a point.
- The British people will pay a large price of this.
- We have a moral obligation.
- Because of our historical links to the middle-east.
Examples:
At the heart of the judicial process, there is the role of judges.
MoJ points:
I used to think X, Y, Z… but on further reflection I find that …
When I first read this topic I thought.. upon further reflection.. having known this
argument and that argument, I now believe that…
Show progress in your thought.
On first appearances it would seem that …. But after I read … I found that…
Conclusion
Say that you are giving a conclusion.
To conclude…
Sum up what you are saying in the essay
“this is what ive told you before and this is my last view on it”
