ESSAY WRITING The main consideration is the question

ESSAY WRITING The main consideration is the question Make sure you understand the question : to do this there are several techniques ●Firstly try to say the question in your own way with your own words ●Try to turn the question round, e. g. How does Shakespeare's focus on imagery lend credibility to the plot ? =Shakespeare's focus on imagery lends credibility to the plot by. . . ● If the words or terms used in the question are difficult to grasp or understand or if they contain a monumentous message then you can begin with a definition e. g. Imagery is the use of natural or unnatural clouds, smells, smoke, colour etc used to give « flavour » or « taste » to the story. ●

Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément. Boileau ● Brainstorming ● Look at all the key words from the question ● Draw a spidergramme inclusive of these : ● e. g. How does Shakespeare's focus on imagery lend credibility to the plot ? ● ● ● Make ellipses for all of the key terms, list all the examples you can find from the play Identify the author's focus from the lists of words you have found Refer to the original question and make a rough sentence to « TEST YOUR IDEAS » against the question.

ESSAY PLAN ● INTRODUCTION (your question) ● PARAGRAPH ONE (first point or idea) ● PARAGRAPH TWO (second point or idea) ● PARAGRAPH THREE (third point or idea) ● PARAGRAPH FOUR ● CONCLUSION (draw your conclusions and answer the question)

PARAGRAPH PLAN ● A) STATEMENT (colour is used to great effect. . . ● B) EXAMPLE ( the darkness of the night ) ● C) EXPLAIN OR JUSTIFY THE EXAMPLE = is ideal for the evil acts being carried out ● ● D) MINI CONC = Therefore all the A's say something about the question and all the D's say something about the conclusion.

EXAMPLE ● Answer the following question using the method as seen above : « In Flander's Fields » is considered by many to be the best example of World War One poetry, discuss