Henry David Thoreau quote - Library Way - NY City

The end point for our study of Dear America is that you are going to end up writing an essay for this text. Your text response essay will need to discuss:

- how the text constructs meaning
- how a text conveys ideas and values
- how a text is open to a range of interpretations

(Beardwood, 09, p.67).

Our learning/study of the text is about preparing for this. It is about getting to know the text well so that you will develop ideas and points of view about it that can be discussed in an essay.

Of course, to be able to discuss one's ideas and points of view in an essay one needs to have strategies and skills for approaching essay writing. This blogspace will discuss what an essay is, ways one can approach writing an essay and the little tips and tricks that one can use to help prepare for writing essays under SAC and exam conditions.



Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Interactive Essay Planning Tool

Some of you might find using this interactive essay map tool helps you practise planning out essays quickly and effectively. It sets you up to create a visual in your mind of the things you need to think about for each part of your essay.



Visit http://www.evidencechart.com/ and begin analysing our text using this tool. It forces you to dissect the topic and consider all elements of the essay question closely.


- Remember to always include quotes and examples to support your ideas in the supporting details section of your plan.
- Our aim in the exam and SAC is to write four body paragraphs.
- You can plan for a number of different topics using this tool and print them off to review in the lead up to the exam.

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