The Merchant of Venice Essay Plan (Sentence Starters)

Full framework for any essay on Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
It is based on having an extract to analyse where quotations also need to be taken from elsewhere in the play.

Essay structure includes:

• Introduction
• 3 chunky analytical paragraphs
• Conclusion

There are also some keywords listed underneath the introduction, to be used in it or throughout the essay. Context specific keywords already embedded in the sentence starters so students don’t forget to include.

Easy to edit should you need, but these are lifesavers for my students.
Great for revision, or for when first teaching students model essay structure, so they can use as reference materials in their books.
For students who prefer a ‘formula’ to follow, I encourage them to memorise sentence starters to use as a ‘checklist’ when writing their paragraphs, so they know if they’re ‘writing enough’.

I have these available for other texts and questions, so please take a look. =)