How to write an essay

1. How to write an essay How to present your ideas clearly and concisely when writing with TOPIC SENTENCES.

2. After a class discussion on different kinds of relationships, your teacher has asked you to write an essay, giving your opinions on the following statement.Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.Write your essay in 120 – 180 words in an appropriate style • Type of text? Essay • Aim? Give your opinion • Style? Formal

3. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” What is the procedure for creating any composition? P LAN W RITE R EVIEW

4. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN How many paragraphs are we going to write? 4 How can we arrange our ideas within the paragraphs? 1. Introduction 2. Advantages + disadvantages of living alone 3. Advantages + disadvantages of living with others 4. Conclusion Can you think of an alternative way of doing this? 2. Advantages of both 3. Disadvantages of both

5. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 1. Introduction What should the introduction include? Your opinion / a general statement / rhetorical question

6. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 1. Introduction What should the introduction include? Your opinion / a general statement / rhetorical question

7. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 1. Introduction What should the introduction include? Your opinion / a general statement / rhetorical question Which is the best introduction? 1. In this essay, I am going to talk about the pros and cons of living alone and living with other people. 3. Living alone and living with others are two very different experiences. Both clearly have obvious advantages and disadvantages. But which is the most enjoyable overall? 2. I once lived in a house with four other people and it was great. I much preferred it to when I lived alone. I had so much more fun.

8. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 1. Introduction What should the introduction include? Your opinion / a general statement / rhetorical question Which is the best introduction? 1. In this essay, I am going to talk about the pros and cons of living alone and living with other people. 3. Living alone and living with others are two very different experiences. Both clearly have obvious advantages and disadvantages. But which is the most enjoyable overall? 2. I once lived in a house with four other people and it was great. I much preferred it to when I lived alone. I had so much more fun.

9. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 2. Advantages + disadvantages of living alone Make very simple contrasting statements. (TOPIC SENTENCES) Example: - Living alone can be boring

10. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 2. Advantages + disadvantages of living alone Make very simple contrasting statements. (TOPIC SENTENCES) Example: - Living alone can be boring

11. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 2. Advantages + disadvantages of living alone Make very simple contrasting statements. (TOPIC SENTENCES) Example: - Living alone can be boring

12. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 2. Advantages + disadvantages of living alone Make very simple contrasting statements. (TOPIC SENTENCES) Example: - Living alone can be boring

13. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 2. Advantages + disadvantages of living alone Make very simple contrasting statements. (TOPIC SENTENCES) Example: - Living alone can be boring

14. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 2. Advantages + disadvantages of living alone Make very simple contrasting statements. (TOPIC SENTENCES) Example: - Living alone can be boring ADVICE: If you can’t think of a reason or specific example, then the topic sentence is too specific, or is not a good statement.

15. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” PLAN 2. Advantages + disadvantages of living alone Linking words! How can you link these ideas together? Which could you use to link each part together? so owing to the fact however as a result due to the fact therefore because

16. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” NOW WRITE YOUR ESSAY!

17. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” NOW WRITE THE CONCLUSION Give your point of view based on what you have said in the essay. Make sure it is relevant!

18. TASK: Write a formal essay which gives your opinion on the following statement“Living alone is more enjoyable than living with someone else.” NOW REVIEW YOUR ESSAY Have you . . . • answered the question properly? • arranged your answer in clear paragraphs? • joined your ideas together with linking words and phrases? • Included vocabulary that will impress the examiner? • Checked for spelling and grammar errors? • Checked that your conclusion supports your arguments?