Starter quiz
- Which of the sentences below would best follow this sentence? 'Many woodlands in the UK have been cut down.'
- In addition, these woodlands support many animals.
- As a result, many habitats have been lost. ✓
- Because of this, there are many more insect species.
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- Which of these sentences begin with fronted adverbials?
- Since 1930, half of all woodlands have been cut down. ✓
- Because of this, we need to do more to conserve them. ✓
- Britain's woodlands, which are ancient, are at risk of disappearing.
- We will all lose out if woodlands are destroyed.
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- The following sentence consists of which sentence type? 'Britain's woodlands, which are ancient, are at risk of disappearing.'
- adverbial complex sentence
- relative complex sentence ✓
- non-finite (-ing) complex sentence
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- Which part of the following adverbial complex sentence is the subordinate clause? 'When woodlands are destroyed, habitats are lost.'
- When woodlands are destroyed, ✓
- habitats are lost
- When woodlands are
- destroyed, habitats are lost
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- Which of these sentences uses brackets for parenthesis correctly?
- Many tree species (such as oak) and beech can be found in our forests.
- Many tree species (such as oak and beech) can be found in our forests. ✓
- Many tree species such as (oak and beech) can be found in our forests.
- Many tree species (such as oak and beech can be found in our forests).
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- Which fronted adverbial could fill in the gap in the following sentence? 'Forests are important habitats for insects. __________, they are home to many plant species.'
- However,
- In addition, ✓
- As a result,
- Soon,
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Exit quiz
- What is an essay?
- a non-fiction text that gives an explanation
- a non-fiction text that explores arguments on an issue ✓
- a fiction text that explores arguments on an issue
- a fiction text based on the author's imagination
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- Which of these essay titles suggest an essay that gives just one side of the argument?
- Is history or geography a more important subject?
- Explain why history is the most important subject for children to learn. ✓
- Would it be beneficial for schools to teach history every week?
- Why should history be taught every week? ✓
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- What are the features of a logical argument?
- It goes step-by-step. ✓
- It goes in a random order.
- It includes evidence. ✓
- It reaches a conclusion. ✓
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- Which of the below are types of evidence we can use to support a logical argument?
- facts ✓
- expert opinions ✓
- statistics ✓
- references to official reports ✓
- the author's emotions
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- What type of evidence is used in the following sentence? 'In fact, woodlands support over 60% of the UK’s woodland birds.'
- explanation
- fact
- statistic ✓
- expert opinion
- reference to an official report
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- What type of evidence is used in the following sentence? 'According to conservation specialists, an additional £500 million per year is needed for conservation efforts to be effective.'
- explanation
- fact
- statistic
- expert opinion ✓
- reference to an official report
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The purpose of an essay can be to present a coherent argument in response to a stimulus or question.
- Understanding the question is critical to a successful essay answer.
- An essay can attempt to persuade the reader of a certain viewpoint.
- An essay follows a logical argument going step by step towards a conclusion.
- A range of linguistic features contribute to the formal tone of an essay and make it persuasive.
Common misconception
Pupils may believe that an essay is always a two-sided discussion leading to the writer's own conclusion.
In this unit, we will write a one-sided essay, which makes the argument posed in the title; we will avoid presenting this as the writer's own opinion.
Keywords
Essay - a piece of writing that explores arguments about a particular issue
Logical argument - an argument that follows a series of steps that lead clearly towards a conclusion
Evidence - information or facts to show something is true
Linguistic features - language structures that are used within a text
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