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nsure students retain a clear purpose:
Provide students with a range of essay titles. Ask them to come up with a single sentence for each which encapsulates what their answer would be about.
Set an essay for the class. Insist that the first sentence of each paragraph must answer the question. Once the essays are complete, ask students to read their first sentences to one another.
Provide students with an essay title. Ask them to come up with a single sentence encapsulating what their answer would be about. Collect 3-4 different examples. Ask students to create an appropriate plan for each one. They should stick to the different purpose each time.





Structure
Students think differently. Certain questions invite certain types of response. Here are a range of essay structures for students to use:
Introduction - Arguments For - Arguments Against - Conclusion
Introduction - 1st Argument For - 1st Argument Against - 2nd Argument For - 2nd Argument Against - Conclusion
Introduction - Main Body - Conclusion
Introduction - First Key Theme - Second Key Theme - Third Key Theme - Conclusion
Introduction - First Point - Critique of First Point - Second Point - Critique of Second Point - Conclusion
Introductions
Introductions should be clear and precise. They should indicate what the essay is about. They should answer the question. At times it may be appropriate to analyse certain words in the question and reformulate accordingly.
An introduction should make it clear to the reader what to expect. It should be brief, saying only what is necessary and no more.
Activities
Give students a range of essay titles. Ask them to write introductions for each one.
Once students have written an