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’.
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.
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.
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.
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
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).
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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