Introduction
Good day students.
Today we will be focusing on essay preparation, however it will be focused on Life of Pi. This is WebQuest giving students the opportunity to work with essays using online materials. Throughout the WebQuest there will be a task given to learners followed by a process on essay guidelines. Once the procedure is done there will be a rubric for the essays in the evaluation part followed by a conclusion to end the lesson.
Task
In the following task students will have to write an essay on Life of Pi. The instructions below should be taken into consideration when writing up your essay.
- Draw up a mind map.
- Your essay should be between 300 to 400 words.
- It can be an argumentative, narrative or descriptive essay.
- Your essay should have a clear introduction, body and conclusion.
- Your essay should be concise.
- Check for grammatical and spelling errors.
- Use a Word document to write up your essay and upload it to google classroom. A link is provided below.
- https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1W3rqV2wnQrv4QuZOGQdqcg6tR7qijIiL-Fjzos3UWzRUlqNZUYzh5B6I2Ja1Rl_V2gvBnt52?usp=sharing
Process
There are many different types of essays one can write on. Today we will be focusing on how to write a good essay. Your essay should have a clear heading followed by an introduction, body and conclusion.
How to write a good essay:
- Plan
The first step to a good essay is to Plan. This will take time but if you put effort into this part it will make your essay much better. There are different ways to planning your essay, such as mind maps, bullet points or even simply making a table.
- Have a clear structure
Your essay should follow the same logical pattern as an argument or a speech. To answer the question, you must bring all your points together. Start with the basics; it's best to pick a few important topics that will serve as the basis for your primary paragraphs. It's a good idea to have three key paragraphs. Arrange your essays in a logical manner.
- Back up your points with well-analyzed quotations
Keep an eye out for comprehensive strategies while selecting the greatest quotations to include in your essay. Why should an essay be any different? You wouldn't write a scientific report without including evidence to back up your findings, so why should an essay be any different? There's no harm in attempting to substantiate every argument you make with a quotation, even if it's not essential.
- Be creative
Anyone can write an essay utilizing the tips above, but what makes it truly "excellent" is your own unique perspective on the issue. If you see something exciting or odd in your reading, mention it: if you find it interesting, the examiner is likely to find it interesting as well.
Last thing is that you should have fun while writing your essay!!!
Evaluation
For the essays students should use the following rubric. The essays will be marked using the rubric.
| Criteria | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus/ Main Point | The essay poorly addresses topic and includes irrelevant ideas | The essay is focused on topic and includes few loosely related ideas | The essay is focused on the topic and includes relevant ideas | The essay is focused, purposeful, and reflects clear insight and ideas |
| Support | Provides little or no support for the main point | Supports main point with some underdeveloped reasons and/or examples | Supports main point with developed reasons and/or examples | Persuasively supports main point with well developed reasons and/or examples |
| Organization & Format | Little or no organization of ideas to build an argument | Some organization of ideas to build an argument | Organizes ideas to build an argument | Effectively organizes ideas to build a logical, coherent argument |
| Language Use, Style & Conventions |
Little or no use of elements of style Many errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation, makes reader’s comprehension difficult |
Some use of elements of style Contains frequent errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation |
Appropriate use of elements of style Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few errors |
Effective and creative use of elements of style to enhance meaning Uses correct grammar, spelling, punctuation throughout with very few errors |
| Originality |
No experimentation nor enhancement of concepts No adherence to the theme |
Very little experimentation to enhance concepts Does not exhibit creativity |
Sufficient experimentation with language and usage to enhance concepts Applies basic creative skills to relay ideas |
Distinctive experimentation with language and usage to enhance concepts Applies higher order thinking and creative skills to relay complex ideas |
Conclusion
Now that the lesson has come to an end, students should be able to write a well-structured essay. Students have now completed a class activity through WebQuest.
Once the students are done with their essays, they can then submit it through a link in which I have provided in the introduction.
What have we learned in today’s lesson?
- How to write a well-structured essay.
- There should be an introduction, body and conclusion.
- How to plan.
- How to have clear structure.
- How to back up your points.
- How to be creative.
After this lesson learners will be able to write a well-structured essay. When the learners are done with the essay and have uploaded it to google classroom, the next step of work is to prepare for the next topic which is knowing what goes on in the book life of Pi. As a class we will then prepare of a class test in the next lesson.
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Shuaib Bey - 218243456