'A Christmas Carol': conceptualised responses
I can write a convincing conceptual response, assess it and improve it.
'A Christmas Carol': conceptualised responses
I can write a convincing conceptual response, assess it and improve it.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- When given a question that asks you ‘how’ something is done, your primary aim is to examine the writer’s use of methods.
- You should always link your ideas back to the question focus and explain how your ideas support your argument.
- Your analysis should be explorative - you should explain the effects of the writer’s methods - not just identify them.
- Your essay should be precise and specific.
- Using subject terminology and key vocabulary can help make your writing clearer and more specific.
Keywords
Conceptualised - A conceptualised essay has an ideas-based argument that informs each paragraph or section.
To evaluate - To evaluate something means to weigh up its success against its key purpose and aims.
Social responsibility - Somebody who believes in social responsibility invests in their community and supports those in need.
Subject terminology - Subject terminology is related to words that are specifically relevant to the study of English. For example 'simile' or 'personification'.
Common misconception
Students think they should present lots of different ideas in an essay.
Whilst you should present lots of different knowledge, the knowledge should all form part of the same idea or argument.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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