ESSAY WRITING
YOU WILL GET SUB-HEADINGS… USE THEM!
THE PROCESS OF ESSAY WRITING
FOCUS ON THE TOPIC
SELECT THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION
SEQUENCE IDEAS LOGICALLY
1. FOCUS ON THE TOPIC – ‘unpacking’
A. ASK YOURSELF?
a. WHAT IS THE TOPIC SAYING?
Re-word the topic in your own words
b. WHAT IS IT ASKING ME TO DO?
Understand the operation of the topic. What is it that I need to
do/argue?
, QUESTION 1 – ESSAY
“Looking at the past must only be a means of understanding clearly what and who
you are so that you can more wisely build the future.” Paulo Freire
In a well-structured essay of 3 pages long (650 words), discuss how the intention of
the above quote is addressed in your analysis of Theatre of the Absurd through the
play that you have studied. You must address the playwright’s use of the following in
your analysis:
• Plot
• Structure
• Language
• Character
• Space and spectacle
• Socio-policital conditions of the world in the 20th century (including
philosophies, economic, political and social developments) 40 marks
In Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett …
YOU WILL GET SUB-HEADINGS… USE THEM!
THE PROCESS OF ESSAY WRITING
FOCUS ON THE TOPIC
SELECT THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION
SEQUENCE IDEAS LOGICALLY
1. FOCUS ON THE TOPIC – ‘unpacking’
A. ASK YOURSELF?
a. WHAT IS THE TOPIC SAYING?
Re-word the topic in your own words
b. WHAT IS IT ASKING ME TO DO?
Understand the operation of the topic. What is it that I need to
do/argue?
, QUESTION 1 – ESSAY
“Looking at the past must only be a means of understanding clearly what and who
you are so that you can more wisely build the future.” Paulo Freire
In a well-structured essay of 3 pages long (650 words), discuss how the intention of
the above quote is addressed in your analysis of Theatre of the Absurd through the
play that you have studied. You must address the playwright’s use of the following in
your analysis:
• Plot
• Structure
• Language
• Character
• Space and spectacle
• Socio-policital conditions of the world in the 20th century (including
philosophies, economic, political and social developments) 40 marks
In Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett …
