Year 6 - English
Preparing to write an essay
Polar regions: essay writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn about how climate change is affecting the polar regions. They organise their knowledge into a clear essay structure with an introduction, paragraphs and a conclusion. They then write an essay that outlines how climate change is negatively impacting the polar regions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to orally rehearse a logical argument and you can practise using a range of linguistic features and punctuation to connect ideas.
Key Notes
- A logical argument should run through an essay, leading towards a conclusion.
- We should be confident in setting out this logical argument in its entirety before we begin to write.
- Within an essay, a range of linguistic features and punctuation will be used to connect ideas.
- These linguistic features can be used to show cause and effect, contrast and 'adding on'.
- Often, different linguistic features can be used to connect the same ideas.
Vocabulary To Learn
- logical argument: an argument that follows a series of steps that lead clearly towards a conclusion
- conclusion: the outcome of a series of ideas or the end-point of a piece of reasoning
- linguistic features: language structures that are used within a text in order to connect ideas together
- punctuation: the marks used in writing to connect ideas, demarcate parts of a sentence and clarify meaning
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may try to include the full details from their research notes in their oral rehearsal.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A logical argument should run through an essay, leading towards a conclusion. We should be confident in setting out this logical argument in its entirety before we begin to write.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'logical argument'
an argument that follows a series of steps that lead clearly towards a conclusion.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may try to include the full details from their research notes in their oral rehearsal. Correction: Emphasise that the purpose of the first task is to practise giving a summary of the whole argument, not to give all the evidence that supports it.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Making a speech about the effects of climate change on the polar regions Study Guide
- Researching the polar regions and their importance Study Guide
- Researching the threats to the polar regions Study Guide
- Understanding the structure, features and purpose of an essay Study Guide
- Writing the first half of an essay Study Guide
- Writing the second half of an essay Study Guide
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