An extended lesson on writing a discursive essay, aimed at middle-upper-ability GCSE. It covers:
- The assessment objectives for writing (learners should put these in their own words)
- What is a discursive essay?
- Planning in full and planning in the exam
- A planning activity to carry out in pairs, followed by feedback
- The structure of a discursive essay
- Different ways to start a discursive essay
- An example introduction, internal paragraph and conclusion
- The importance of linking paragraphs
- The importance of using evidence and different forms of evidence
- A final writing task
- Self-reflection
The whole powerpoint is likely to last over an hour. The sample paragraphs are also included on a separate sheet so learners can annotate them.
There is reference to AQA 8700/2/Question 5 but it could be adapted to other boards.
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