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Planning and writing the introduction to an essay
I can write an introduction to an essay, including a range of linguistic features.
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Year 5
Planning and writing the introduction to an essay
I can write an introduction to an essay, including a range of linguistic features.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Our essay will give one side of an argument, using a logical order and supported by evidence.
- Evidence can take many forms, including explanations, facts and statistics.
- In the introduction, we will explain how deforestation relates to the Amazon rainforest.
- We will include subject-specific vocabulary and a range of linguistic features.
Keywords
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary that relates to a particular subject
Evidence - information or facts to show something is true
Linguistic features - the language structures that are used within a text
Common misconception
Pupils may believe that only statistics are forms of evidence.
Explanations and facts, as well as expert views and references to official reports, can be used as forms of evidence.
A slide has been left intentionally lined for you to complete shared writing with your class. You will also want to model orally rehearsing the paragraph. Encourage pupils to personalise their essay using their own notes from the research lesson earlier in the unit.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following would we not find in an essay?
a logical argument
a title
paragraphs
evidence
Q2.
Put the paragraphs of our essay in order.
Q3.
Which words are antonyms (opposites) of 'logical'?
clear
sensible
Q4.
Put these points in a logical order for our essay.
Q5.
Where in our essay might you find the following point? 'Deforestation is the clearing of trees from an area of land.'
paragraph 1
paragraph 2
conclusion
Q6.
Put these statements in order to complete our logical argument.
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following are features of our introduction?
direct speech
Q2.
Which of the following are forms of evidence we can include?
our own beliefs
Q3.
Which points did we include in our introduction?
an explanation of how it contributes to climate change
Q4.
Which of the following are helpful to do before we write?
practise writing each sentence
practise our letter joins
Q5.
Which linguistic feature has been used here? '20% of the rainforest (an area four times the size of the UK) has already been lost.'
relative complex sentence
formal fronted adverbial
compound sentence
Q6.
Which linguistic feature is used here? 'Deforestation, which is the removal of trees from an area, is often completed using the 'slash and burn' method.'
parenthesis in brackets
adverbial complex sentence
non-finite (-ing) complex sentence