ESSAYS PART 1 - The Study Gurus · WHY YOU NEED TO MAKE ESSAY PLANS They only take 5 to 10 minutes...
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ESSAYS – PART 1
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN 1. Correct and effective essay paragraph structure: S.E.X.I.
2. Why you need to start making Essay Plans (the secret to writing a fantastic essay)
3. How to make your own Essay Plans
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ESSAY WRITING
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SUBJECTS THAT REQUIRE ESSAY WRITING
English
History
Classics
Languages
Drama
Media Studies
Biology
Even physics!
There’s no denying that essays are a prominent feature in many different subjects...
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ESSAY STRUCTURE
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WHAT MAKES AN ESSAY GOOD?
Structure! All essays need:
An Introduction
Paragraphs
A Conclusion
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ESSAY PARAGRAPHS And in turn, every paragraph needs to have proper structure. The key to giving every paragraph in every essay you write good structure is:
S.E.X.I.
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S.E.X.I.
S: Statement
Every paragraph needs to start with a statement that lets the reader know what
the paragraph is going to be about.
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S.E.X.I.
E: Explanation
The bulk of each paragraph should be your explanation of the point you’re making in that paragraph.
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S.E.X.I. X: Example
Try to support every explanation with at least 1 example to
support the things you have said in that paragraph.
eg, a fact, a quote, statistic
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S.E.X.I. I: Why is your point important?
An A-grade essay will link the point of each paragraph
back to the main purpose of the essay.
i.e. Why is what you have said in this paragraph
relevant, significant, or important with respect to the essay topic?
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PRACTISE YOUR ESSAYS USING SEXI
Make sure all of the practice essays you write during your exam
study have the SEXI structure
You need to get in to the habit of using the SEXI structure before
your exams
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ESSAY PLANS
TSG
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WHY YOU NEED TO MAKE ESSAY PLANS
They only take 5 to 10 minutes to make, and will save you SO much more time
while you’re writing your essay
They prevent you from forgetting important points to include in your essay
They ensure that you use the S.E.X.I. structure for every paragraph in your essay
They give your essay bulletproof structure
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WHAT IS AN ESSAY PLAN? An Essay Plan is simply an outline of what the S.E.X.I of each
paragraph in your essay will be.
Here’s an example...
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EXAMPLE ESSAY PLAN This is an Essay Plan for the
essay question: Discuss how different features of a film contribute to the film’s setting.
We have chosen to discuss the film The Matrix
You can see that each paragraph uses the S.E.X.I. structure
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THE BENEFITS OF ESSAY PLANS They make writing the actual essay so much easier
Once you have an Essay Plan, all you need to do to write your essay, is to
‘fill out’ each S.E.X.I. point in full
In other words, your essay will be an expanded, fully written form of
your Essay Plan
The beauty of making Essay Plans is that you don’t have to worry about what
to write next when you’re writing your essay – all of your points are already in
your Essay Plan!
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USE THE ESSAY PLAN TEMPLATE
Make your own Essay Plans using our template document!
Includes an example Essay Plan you can follow to make your own
Simply print off the template page and use to make your own
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WHAT YOU’VE LEARNT TODAY
1. Why mastering essay writing is important
2. Proper essay structure and proper paragraph structure (S.E.X.I.)
3. Essay Plans — why you need to make them and how to make your own
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GOOD LUCK!