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TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY PLANNING SHEET

STRUCTURE CONTENT YOUR PLAN: Use this section to plan you esponse
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Into#uction Introduces topic, states your contention and arguments.
Introduce the title of the
text and the full name of
the author in the first
sentence.
State your opinion on the
topic/address the topic.
Outline the main points
that you will use to bac
up your opinion on the
topic.
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Include 3-5 paragraphs in the body of your essay. Aim to develop a personal perspective on
the text and a complex discussion in response to the topic.
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Topic sentence: State one of
your points/ar!uments in support
of your opinion on the topic.
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E*i#ence: Include rele#ant
e#ents and %uotations from the
text to help support your ideas
and explanations.
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Lin+: )inish your para!raph by
linin! your discussion bac to
the essay topic. &State this in a
different way for each
para!raph.(
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Topic sentence: State one of
your points/ar!uments in support
of your opinion on the topic.
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depth and pro#ide $$$
E*i#ence: Include rele#ant
e#ents and %uotations from the
text to help support your ideas
and explanations.
&'he e(ploe)e(plain)e*i#ence
sections need to be inte!rated
effecti#ely.(
Lin+: )inish your para!raph by
linin! your discussion bac to
the essay topic. &State this in a
different way for each
para!raph.(
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Topic sentence: State one of
your points/ar!uments in support
of your opinion on the topic.
E(ploe)E(plain: "e#elop your
idea by explainin! it in some
depth and pro#ide $$$
E*i#ence: Include rele#ant
e#ents and %uotations from the
text to help support your ideas
and explanations.
&'he e(ploe)e(plain)e*i#ence
sections need to be inte!rated
effecti#ely.(
Lin+: )inish your para!raph by
linin! your discussion bac to
the essay topic. &State this in a
different way for each
para!raph.(
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Topic sentence: State one of your
points/ar!uments in support of your
opinion on the topic.
E(ploe)E(plain: "e#elop your
idea by explainin! it in some depth
and pro#ide $$$
E*i#ence: Include rele#ant e#ents
and %uotations from the text to help
support your ideas and explanations.
&'he e(ploe)e(plain)e*i#ence
sections need to be inte!rated
effecti#ely.(
Lin+: )inish your para!raph by
linin! your discussion bac to the
essay topic. &State this in a different
way for each para!raph.(
Conclusion Sum up your essay and link back to the topic.
*estate your opinion on the
topic clearly and include
your philosophical
perspecti#e.
Summarise your main points.
+ae a final statement on
the text that your reader will
remember.