Planning an essay on the theme of education in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’
I can plan an essay on the theme of education in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’.
Planning an essay on the theme of education in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’
I can plan an essay on the theme of education in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A thesis statement is a clear, overarching argument.
- Topic sentences give focus to individual paragraphs.
- Select main quotations and supporting quotations to include in an essay.
- Main quotations should be analysed; supporting quotations don’t need to be analysed.
- Concluding sentences can focus on a writer’s intention and draw your paragraph to a close.
Keywords
Thesis - The overarching argument to an essay, supported by the entire text.
Topic sentence - The first sentence of a paragraph. It states the paragraph’s main idea.
Main quotations - These are quotations which support your topic sentence, and that require analysis.
Supporting quotations - These are quotations which support your topic sentence, but don’t require analysis.
Concluding sentences - The final sentence of a paragraph. It draws together the main idea in the paragraph, and links to writer’s intentions.
Common misconception
A plan isn't a useful revision tool.
Creating a plan, and revisiting it, is an excellent way to revise. It can be quicker than writing a full essay, but still requires you to think about a particular essay question and your argument in response to it.
To help you plan your year 11 english lesson on: Planning an essay on the theme of education in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’, 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 the theme of education in Winsome Pinnock’s ‘Leave Taking’, 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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Equipment
You will need access to a copy of Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking' published by Nick Hern Books.,
Content guidance
- Contains strong language
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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
drawing together your main ideas and thesis