Starter quiz
- Which of the sentences below would best follow this one? 'Climate change is causing sea level rise.'
- In 2020, there were 100 million barrels of oil extracted.
- As a result, some communities are at risk of flooding. ✓
- In addition, using electric vehicles will help combat climate change.
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- Which sentences begin with fronted adverbials?
- Soon, oil reserves will run out. ✓
- Consequently, we will need to use more renewable energy. ✓
- Fossil fuels release carbon dioxide when they are burned.
- The fuels, which are found underground, are high in energy.
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- Which sentence type is the following sentence? 'Burning fossil fuels, which are found below ground, has contributed to climate change.'
- adverbial complex sentence
- relative complex sentence ✓
- non-finite (-ing) complex sentence
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- What part of this adverbial complex sentence is the subordinate clause? 'After the Industrial Revolution ended, much more fuel was needed.'
- After the Industrial Revolution ended ✓
- much more fuel was needed
- the Industrial Revolution ended, much more fuel
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- Which sentence uses brackets for parenthesis correctly?
- Renewable energy sources (such as solar power are very important.
- Renewable energy sources (such as solar power) are very important. ✓
- Renewable energy sources (such as solar power are very important).
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- Which fronted adverbial could fill this gap? 'Using more renewable energy will help tackle climate change. __________, using electric vehicles may help.'
- However,
- In addition, ✓
- As a result,
- Soon,
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Exit quiz
- Which is the best definition of 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
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- Which of these essay titles suggest an essay that gives just one side of the argument?
- Should French or Spanish be taught in schools?
- Explain why it would be better for schools to teach Spanish. ✓
- Would it be beneficial for all schools to teach Spanish?
- Why should French be made compulsory for all children? ✓
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- Which of the following are 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 following are forms of evidence to support a logical argument?
- a fact ✓
- an explanation ✓
- an argument from the opposite perspective
- a reference to an official report ✓
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- Which of the following are pieces of subject-specific vocabulary that relate to climate change?
- greenhouse gas emissions ✓
- animals
- solar power ✓
- electric vehicles ✓
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- Match the cohesive device to the example.
- relative complex sentence⇔These fuels, which are buried in the ground, are high in energy. ✓
- non-finite (-ing) complex sentence⇔They trap heat in the atmosphere, adding to the greenhouse effect. ✓
- fronted adverbial of time⇔In 2019, the Earth's temperature was the highest in 100,000 years. ✓
- parenthesis in brackets⇔Fossil fuels (such as coal) are formed underground. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Essays can either examine both sides of an issue in a balanced way, or they can argue persuasively on one side only.
- Essays include subject-specific language and they are written in formal tone.
- A one-sided essay presents a logical argument that reveals a series of points.
- Points made within essays must be explained and backed up by evidence in order to be effective.
- A range of fronted adverbials, sentence types and parenthesis in brackets are linguistic features of essays.
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 - one that follows a series of steps that lead clearly towards a conclusion
Evidence - information or facts to show something is true
Linguistic features - the language structures that are used within a text
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