STRUCTURE



Name: __________________________ HG: _________

TEXT RESPONSE ESSAY PLANNING SHEET

|STRUCTURE |CONTENT |YOUR PLAN: Use this section to plan your response step-by step in dot points. |

|Introduction |Introduces topic, states your contention and arguments. |

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| |Introduce the title of the text and the full name | |

| |of the author in the first sentence. | |

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| |State your opinion on the topic/address the topic.| |

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| |Outline the main points that you will use to back | |

| |up your opinion on the topic. | |

|Body |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. |

|Paragraph 1 | | |

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|T |Topic sentence: State one of your points/arguments| |

| |in support of your opinion on the topic. | |

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|E |Explore/Explain: Develop your idea by explaining | |

| |it in some depth and provide ……… | |

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| |Evidence: Include relevant events and quotations | |

|E |from the text to help support your ideas and | |

| |explanations. | |

| |(The explore/explain/evidence sections need to be | |

| |integrated effectively.) | |

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| | | |

| |Link: Finish your paragraph by linking your | |

| |discussion back to the essay topic. (State this in| |

|L |a different way for each paragraph.) | |

Essay Topic: _______________________________________________________

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|Paragraph 2 | | |

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|T |Topic sentence: State one of your points/arguments | |

| |in support of your opinion on the topic. | |

| | | |

| | | |

| |Explore/Explain: Develop your idea by explaining it| |

|E |in some depth and provide ……… | |

| | | |

| |Evidence: Include relevant events and quotations | |

|E |from the text to help support your ideas and | |

| |explanations. | |

| |(The explore/explain/evidence sections need to be | |

| |integrated effectively.) | |

| | | |

| | | |

| |Link: Finish your paragraph by linking your | |

|L |discussion back to the essay topic. (State this in | |

| |a different way for each paragraph.) | |

|Paragraph 3 | | |

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|T |Topic sentence: State one of your points/arguments | |

| |in support of your opinion on the topic. | |

| | | |

| | | |

| |Explore/Explain: Develop your idea by explaining it| |

|E |in some depth and provide ……… | |

| | | |

| |Evidence: Include relevant events and quotations | |

|E |from the text to help support your ideas and | |

| |explanations. | |

| |(The explore/explain/evidence sections need to be | |

| |integrated effectively.) | |

| | | |

| | | |

| |Link: Finish your paragraph by linking your | |

|L |discussion back to the essay topic. (State this in | |

| |a different way for each paragraph.) | |

|Paragraph 4 | | |

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|T |Topic sentence: State one of your points/arguments in | |

| |support of your opinion on the topic. | |

| | | |

| | | |

| |Explore/Explain: Develop your idea by explaining it in | |

|E |some depth and provide ……… | |

| | | |

| |Evidence: Include relevant events and quotations from | |

|E |the text to help support your ideas and explanations. | |

| |(The explore/explain/evidence sections need to be | |

| |integrated effectively.) | |

| | | |

| | | |

| |Link: Finish your paragraph by linking your discussion | |

| |back to the essay topic. (State this in a different way| |

|L |for each paragraph.) | |

|Conclusion |Sum up your essay and link back to the topic. |

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| |Restate your opinion on the topic clearly and include | |

| |your philosophical perspective. | |

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| |Summarise your main points. | |

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| |Make a final statement on the text that your reader | |

| |will remember. | |

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