Planning an essay on societal expectations in ‘An Inspector Calls’
I can create a detailed plan for an essay on societal expectations in 'An Inspector Calls'.
Planning an essay on societal expectations in ‘An Inspector Calls’
I can create a detailed plan for an essay on societal expectations in 'An Inspector Calls'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A thesis statement is a clear, overarching argument.
- Topic sentences give focus to individual paragraphs.
- The planning of supporting details needs to be concise.
- Supporting details should identify keywords, methods, both supporting and main quotations from across the play.
- Concluding sentences can focus on a writer’s intention and draw your paragraph to a close.
Keywords
Topic sentence - the first sentence of a paragraph, which states the paragraph’s main idea
Thesis - the overarching argument to an essay, supported by the entire text
Concise - giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words, being brief and to the point
Concluding sentence - the final sentence of a paragraph, which draws together the main idea in the paragraph, and links to the writer’s intentions
Common misconception
Planning an essay just means listing points I want to cover and then writing a draft straight away.
Whilst this can work, clearly understanding your argument, structuring your ideas, and deciding what evidence or quotations to use before you start writing can be much more efficient and effective.
To help you plan your year 11 english lesson on: Planning an essay on societal expectations in ‘An Inspector Calls’, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 11 english lesson on: Planning an essay on societal expectations in ‘An Inspector Calls’, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Equipment
You will need access to a copy of ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestley, Heinemann 2014 edition.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
overarching argument to an essay, supported by the whole text
the first sentence of a paragraph stating its main idea
quotations which support your topic sentence and need analysis
quotations which support your topic sentence but don't need analysis
the final sentence of a paragraph, focusing on writer's intentions
“portentous” “provincial”
“cold” “superior”
“pretty” “pleased” “excited”
“attractive” “well-bred” “man-about-town”
"massiveness"