Planning an 'Animal Farm' Essay
I can create topic sentences and plan effectively.
Planning an 'Animal Farm' Essay
I can create topic sentences and plan effectively.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Planning topic sentences is an important part of the writing process.
- Topic sentences are structurally important in supporting your overarching argument.
- Using discourse markers at the beginning of a topic sentence can help you logically sequence your response.
- Single paragraph outlines are en effective way to plan paragraphs.
- Conclusive discourse markers are an effective way to begin concluding sentences.
Keywords
Disseminate - To give out or spread, particularly with reference to news and information.
Dependent - To rely on or require someone for support.
Logical - To present ideas in a clear, coherent and organised manner.
Legitimise - To make something seem acceptable and lawful, particularly something bad.
Common misconception
Planning takes too long.
A detailed plan will speed up the writing process and ensure a cohesive and well structured argument.
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To help you plan your year 10 english lesson on: Planning an 'Animal Farm' Essay, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
You will need access to a copy of 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
"Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure!'
"The only good human being is a dead one."
"Never mind the milk, comrades!"
"Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers."
"I will work harder"
"Fools!"
Exit quiz
6 Questions
will have key words underlined and methods identified
concludes and summaries the main ideas in the paragraph
introduces the main point in your argument