Essays

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Writing an essay

Section A- the narative

Don't add any of your own opinion

Plan-Decide what you are going to say in each of your paragraphs

Aim to write 3 or 4

Introduction: Show that you understand the question and outline what is going to come in the essay.

Should be 3 or 4 sentences long

Example: The Battle of Agincourt was a major battle fought during the Hundred Years War between Henry V of England and Charles D'ALbert who led the French army for Charles VI. The battle took place on Friday 25th October in northern France. The English were severly outnumbered with only 6,000 troops against a French army of 12,000. This essay will discuss the battle and highlight why it was considered a major success for the English forces.

Make sure you write in the third person

Make sure to retell the events in chronological order(order in time)

Make sure to label it as Section A

Make sure what u say is worth 15-20 marks

Make sure to leave time to check it through

Section B - The analysis

Give ur opinon

It should be three paragraphs long.

For each paragraph, you should state clearly to make a point in one sentence: I think that...

You then need to give evidence for why u think that. This should be 3 sentences longIt should refer to things that I have mentioned in question A: The reason i think this is because...

You then need to refer back to my point at the beginning of the paragraph: Therfore it is clear that...

All of section A is written in the first person (I

Conclusion: This is me answering the question using my own opinon.

Example: Although some Historians may argue...it is my opinon that... therefore I beleve that...

Your conclusion should be clear, your opinon shoul be obvios and it should be supported with evidence.