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[pic]  How do I write an Essay?
 
At GCSE you will need to show that you can write a piece of extended writing (an 'essay') which answers a question.   
       It will need to have a number ofpoints in answer to the question, some facts ('evidence') which prove the point, and arguments which explain and develop how what you are saying answers the question.
   
It is very easy to write anessay, particularly if your teacher has taught you properly.
Don’t listen to the people who make it sound complicated.



remember

the first thing to do when confronted by an Essay question isto establish:
  
WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS IT?



There are THREE types of Essay question:
       (click the titles to find out more)
 
Describe   
eg   ‘Describe...’,   'What were...',   'Howdid...?'  etc.

IN BRIEF – Simply write down a many facts as you can remember in a sensible order.

BEWARE – A 'How...' essay can sometimes be asking you to describe something (ie a 'description'essay).   Sometimes it wants you to explain something (ie an 'analytical' essay).   Read the question carefully to decide what the examiner wants you to write about. 

1st Facts: Get your factsstraight - where you're going to start and finish the story/ have you remembered all the facts (esp. dates)/ sort them into a logical order.  Arrange your account in a sensible order, e.g.: Beginning -Middle - End.
2nd Explanation: e.g. As you tell your story, explain how one thing led to another/ identify areas of change and continuity/ detail different reactions to events/ draw links betweenpeople and events.
3rd Judgement: e.g. Briefly, as you tell your story, explore underlying principles/ weigh the importance of different people and events, the pace of events, or the degree of change.remember
When you have finished each paragraph ALWAYS:
( CHECK BACK -
to make sure that you are still answering the question you have been asked (many pupils gradually drift off the question as...