Essay Structure

1. Essay Structure • What’s it all about??? The basics you need to remember are… • Hamburgers • & • S.E.E.R

2. Just like with transactional writing • The structure of an essay is like a ______________. • Without good structure…(the burger bun), the meat and filling fall out.

3. Introduction=burger bun • The introduction is the first half of the bun. It is the first part the readers/eaters teeth touch and it needs to be inviting. • The introduction should… 1 Re-phrase the question. 2 State the ‘ and . ’ 3 state your m ________ p_________

4. Body=Meat and filling • The body is the paragraphs. • Each point needs to be in a _____ _______________. • (This is where you will use S.E.E.R) • You need to have at least _____ fillings/paragraphs to make your burger/writing well balanced.

5. Conclusion=burger bun • Summarises main point of view • This is the base of the burger that makes sure that the filling is all kept together. • You should not __________________ _____________________________________________________________________. This is the one place where you can use I and state your point of view if it helps sum up the essay

6. Structure of each paragraphS.E.E.R • S=___________. This is the first sentence of the paragraph which introduces one of your key points. Also known as the topic sentence. • E=___________. This is a an example, specific detail or QUOTE that helps back up your point. • E=______________. This links the example back to the topic sentence and the essay question as a whole • R=________ ______. This is when you state how your two E’s have proved your statement

7. Essay Question • Describe an important event from the text you have studied • Explain why this was an important event • Underline the key words

8. PLAN- You have to answer both parts of question • Part 1 describe the event –this will be your first body paragraph- • Part 2 say what the event was important –you need two points here and these will be your second and third body paragraphs-

9. PLAN • Event = David pushing Laurie • Paragraph 1 = say what happened • Why important = • Paragraph 2 = what one person can make people believe. • Paragraph 3 = we need to think for ourselves

10. Now let’s write the…Introduction What did I have to do again? • Rephrase the..... • T_____ and A________ • State your m ________ p ________

11. Introduction • An important event from The Wave by Morton Rhue is when David pushes Laurie.This is an important event because it teaches us what one person can make people believe(main point 1) and that we need to think for ourselves. (main point 2) Write your introduction here…

12. Paragraph 1 = answers part one of the question -Describe an important event • S The important event is when David pushes Laurie. • E David is angry at Laurie because she is writing negative statements about The Wave in the Grapevine. He violently pushes her and shouts at her to stop hassling The Wave. He then realises that he has made a very big mistake and says sorry. • E For example David says “we can stop you and we will,” he shouted. • R This is a key event because David stops being part of The Wave.

13. Write paragraph 1 here

14. Paragraphs 2-3 need to answer the second part of the question and need to use S.E.E.R- Why this was an important event- we need at least 2 points here... Let’s check our plan...

15. Before we write a paragraph let’s read one… • David pushing Laurie is an important event because it highlights how dangerous The Wave has become. Just because Laurie stands up to David and says that she hates The Wave David physically hurts Laurie. ‘almost out of control, he screamed ‘shut up’ and threw her down on the grass.’. The fact that David physically hurts his girlfriend over a system put in place in history class shows that The Wave has taken over David and that he is no longer thinking sensibly. It takes this key event of him doing something violent for David to realise just how dangerous The Wave has become.

16. Now we need to write another ‘explain’ paragraph. • This event is also important because it shows that we need to think for ourselves. Once David has pushed Laurie he realises how The Wave has taken him over and how he hasn’t been thinking for himself. “David could not believe it . He felt almost as if he were coming out of a trance.” David learning that he needs to think for himself is important because until then he was just denying that The Wave was harmful.

17. Now the conclusion • A good way of starting is …in conclusion… • And then all you have to do is sum up the main points and you can state your opinion

18. Write the conclusion here… • In conclusion David pushing Laurie was a key important event because it teaches us how easy it is to get carried away and that we always need to think for ourselves. I think that David is wrong for hitting a girl, but I kind of understand how carried away he was because he was peer pressured into it, if he hadn’t done it then Robert may have actually hurt her.

19. Re-cap • Intro… 3 key ingredients • 1 • 2 • 3 • ___ paragraphs using S.E.E.R • Conclusion no N_____ I___________

20. Examiners Comments • Candidates who achieved this standard most commonly demonstrated the following skills and / or knowledge: • ability to read the question carefully, addressing both parts of the question • ability to discuss more than one example of the use of verbal / visual features with specific • evidence from the text • ability to show understanding of the difference between visual and verbal techniques • ability to use technical terminology to support points made • ability to select appropriate supporting evidence eg quoting dialogue, referring to specific • scenes • ability to address the question throughout, incorporating key words into the • answer eg: “this surprised me because...” • ability to structure an answer with a clear introduction, straightforward paragraphing (usually • incorporating one main relevant supported point) and a conclusion • ability to understand and respond to relevant aspects of the film • ability to develop their ideas in sufficient detail, often writing more than 200 words.