Reviewing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology
I can reflect on and rewrite an extended written response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology.
Reviewing a response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology
I can reflect on and rewrite an extended written response to ideas of belonging in the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- An excellent introduction should start with a general statement about the text.
- An introduction should then have a more specific statement about the focus of the question, followed by a thesis.
- Topic sentences need to be clear and linked to the question.
- Your analytical paragraphs should contain one main idea and offer supporting detail from your analysis.
- Your conclusion should summarise the argument and perhaps gesture towards wider ideas.
Keywords
Belonging - a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group
Reflecting - think deeply or carefully about
Clarity - the quality of being clear and easy to understand
Rewriting - the act of writing a text again, in order to improve it or change it
Common misconception
That once an answer is completed you don't need to return to it.
It's useful to think of your first response to a question as your first draft and then go back to it and rewrite and edit where necessary.
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Equipment
You will need a copy of the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
explains the focus of the paragraph
analysis of language, form, and structure
summarises the paragraphs