the first paragraph of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on

Plan and write the introduction of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

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Identifying features of an essay for writing about early Islamic civilisation

Researching early Islamic civilisation

Planning and writing section one of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

Planning and writing section two of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

Planning and writing the conclusion of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

Presenting our knowledge related to early Islamic civilisation

In this unit, pupils learn to further finesse the skills of persuasive and credible essay writing.

In 'Polar Regions: Essay Writing', pupils learnt techniques to develop the strength of their argument throughout an essay. In this unit, pupils will learn to further finesse the skills of persuasive and credible essay writing.

In this unit, pupils research the Abbasid dynasty of early Islamic civilisation and why it is referred to by historians as a 'Golden Age'. They organise their knowledge into a clear essay structure with an introduction, paragraphs and a conclusion. They then write an essay that aims to inform.

Early Islamic civilisation: essay writing

 the first paragraph that encourages the reader to read on

gives the reader some necessary information about the topic

indicates the topics that will be explored

Match these parts of the introduction to their functions.

Put these parts of the introduction in the correct order.

give the reader some specific information

Which of these make up the purpose of the introduction?

Plans should include which of the following?

Put the stages of the writing process in the correct order.

a piece of writing that outlines arguments about a particular issue

a non-fiction text that informs the reader about the story of a person's life

Select the correct definition of an 'essay'.

Select the examples of non-fiction texts from the list. 

Allah's messenger and the founder of Islam

the holy city where Islam originated from

a religious political state that spread Islam through the world

The tone of an essay should be which of these?

Starter Quiz

Select the correct definition of an 'essay'.