Planning and writing the introduction to an essay | English

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Which of the following would we not find in an essay?
- a logical argument
- subheadings ✓
- a title
- paragraphs
- evidence
Put the paragraphs of our essay in order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  introduction
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  paragraph 1
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  paragraph 2
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  conclusion
Which words are antonyms (opposites) of 'logical'?
- confusing ✓
- disconnected ✓
- clear
- sensible
Put these points in a logical order for our essay.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  20% of the Amazon rainforest has been cut down.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Deforestation in the Amazon has been driven by the need for farmland.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Deforestation adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, worsening climate change.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  If we reduced deforestation, we could help tackle climate change.
Where in our essay might you find the following point? 'Deforestation is the clearing of trees from an area of land.'
- introduction ✓
- paragraph 1
- paragraph 2
- conclusion
Put these statements in order to complete our logical argument.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  The Amazon has suffered lots of deforestation.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  When trees are cut down, they release carbon dioxide.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  This worsens climate change.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  If fewer trees were cut down, less carbon dioxide would be released.
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  This could help tackle climate change.

Which of the following are features of our introduction?
- range of linguistic features ✓
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
- direct speech
- formal tone ✓
- evidence ✓
Which of the following are forms of evidence we can include?
- statistics ✓
- facts ✓
- our own beliefs
- explanations ✓
Which points did we include in our introduction?
- a definition of deforestation ✓
- an explanation of how it contributes to climate change
- some description of the Amazon rainforest ✓
- evidence about deforestation in the Amazon ✓
Which of the following are helpful to do before we write?
- practise writing each sentence
- practise our letter joins
- make a plan ✓
- orally rehearse the writing ✓
Which linguistic feature has been used here? '20% of the rainforest (an area four times the size of the UK) has already been lost.'
- relative complex sentence
- parenthesis in brackets ✓
- formal fronted adverbial
- compound sentence
Which linguistic feature is used here? 'Deforestation, which is the removal of trees from an area, is often completed using the 'slash and burn' method.'
- parenthesis in brackets
- adverbial complex sentence
- relative complex sentence ✓
- non-finite (-ing) complex sentence

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Our essay will give one side of an argument, using a logical order and supported by evidence.
Evidence can take many forms, including explanations, facts and statistics.
In the introduction, we will explain how deforestation relates to the Amazon rainforest.
We will include subject-specific vocabulary and a range of linguistic features.

Pupils may believe that only statistics are forms of evidence.

Explanations and facts, as well as expert views and references to official reports, can be used as forms of evidence.