Breaking down the questions of essay writing

YEAR 11

THE RAGING QUIETDescribe an aspect of setting that was important in the text.Explain why the aspect of setting was important.

A part of the setting – NOT the whole setting

Setting: where the story takes place or time or date

Why: Why is that place important to the story or character/s or both

Important? Significant or central to the story

THE RAGING QUIETWHAT THE QUESTION IS ACTUALLY ASKING OF

YOU:

Describe a part of the setting that was central to the novel.Explain why that part of the setting was significant to the characters and/or story.

Essay format for the NOVEL

• Introduction• Paragraph one: answer the DESCRIBE part of

the questions• Paragraph two: answer the EXPLAIN part of

the question (1st answer/reason/point)• Paragraph three: answer the EXPLAIN part of

the question (2nd answer/reason/point)• Conclusion

WW1 POETRYDescribe at least ONE idea you thought was important in EACH text.Explain how the writer showed you the idea was important in EACH text.

Idea: the main message or purpose of the poems

Important : significant or central to the poem

How: what language techniques were used

Showed: was evidence, demonstrated, confirmed, proved

EACH TEXT: compare and contrast two poems

WW1 POETRYWHAT THE QUESTION IS ACTUALLY ASKING OF

YOU:

Describe what you think the main idea was in each poem.Explain what language techniques the writer used to prove to you that the idea is important in each poem

Essay format for the POETRY• Introduction – combine Poem 1 & 2• Paragraph one: answer the DESCRIBE part of

the question for POEM 1• Paragraph two: answer the EXPLAIN part of

the question for POEM 1• Paragraph three: answer the DESCRIBE part of

the question for POEM 2• Paragraph four: answer the EXPLAIN part of

the question for POEM 2• Conclusion

Essay format for the POETRY• Within the essay you should make contrasts

and comparisons within the paragraphs– Both poets focus on the idea…– While Owen uses similes to convey the idea of …

Sassoon uses the techniques of emotive adjectives instead.

– Both Sassoon and Owen use range of literary techniques to convey the idea…

– Both Owen and Sassoon use similes to tells the reader that…