1 A4 page of hand written notes (agreed on by all english teachers)
Topic:"All power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." (Lord Acton)
Write a response to this quotation in the form of an expository essay. In your response you must draw on ideas and issues suggested by the novel "Animal Farm" as well as other sources.
Expository Genre
When you write about the work of others you are making an analytical, critical or evaluative response. Such writing is another form of analytical exposition that allows the writer to communicate an opinion to readers. To do this effectively, you need to read carefully the work under review, remember the content, understand what you have read, and be able to appreciate the qualities of the writing.
Avoid making broad generalisations about these works and be sure to make appropriate use of quotation or illustration to support your analysis, criticism or evaluation.
Make sure that you address the topic/question specifically, this should be the basis of all of your points/arguments.
Generic Structure It is important to analyse the question to be answered and to ensure that all aspects are covered in the answer. Introduce the topic directly in the opening paragraph. As with argumentative and persuasive writing, avoid introductions in the form of 'I am going to...', let your ideas speak for themselves.
This paragraph should indicate what will be discussed subsequently. Be sure that the topic is then kept in mind throughout the body of the essay. The conclusion should sum up and refer back to the topic.
Style
The style of writing is formal, as with argumentative and persuasive writing. Colloquial language and contracted words are not appropriate.
Feature Article
These are articles of interest that do not have a newsworthiness that requires them to be used immediately. Feature articles can be classified as an expository genre rather than report genre, for (unlike news reports) they usually contain analysis and explanation of events and issues.
Purpose - to present background information on an issue or general interest topic and discuss different points of view Persuasive Language - Meant to be informative; can be obviously or subtly persuasive. Requires high calibre writing and must engage readers' sustained interest Written by - Professional journalists or experts in the relative field
Constraints:
Topic:"All power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." (Lord Acton)
Write a response to this quotation in the form of an expository essay. In your response you must draw on ideas and issues suggested by the novel "Animal Farm" as well as other sources.
Criteria:
Expository Piece.pdf
Expository Piece3.pdf
Supporting Resources and Information
Expository Genre
When you write about the work of others you are making an analytical, critical or evaluative response. Such writing is another form of analytical exposition that allows the writer to communicate an opinion to readers. To do this effectively, you need to read carefully the work under review, remember the content, understand what you have read, and be able to appreciate the qualities of the writing.
Avoid making broad generalisations about these works and be sure to make appropriate use of quotation or illustration to support your analysis, criticism or evaluation.
Make sure that you address the topic/question specifically, this should be the basis of all of your points/arguments.
Generic Structure
It is important to analyse the question to be answered and to ensure that all aspects are covered in the answer. Introduce the topic directly in the opening paragraph. As with argumentative and persuasive writing, avoid introductions in the form of 'I am going to...', let your ideas speak for themselves.
This paragraph should indicate what will be discussed subsequently. Be sure that the topic is then kept in mind throughout the body of the essay. The conclusion should sum up and refer back to the topic.
Style
The style of writing is formal, as with argumentative and persuasive writing. Colloquial language and contracted words are not appropriate.
Feature Article
These are articles of interest that do not have a newsworthiness that requires them to be used immediately. Feature articles can be classified as an expository genre rather than report genre, for (unlike news reports) they usually contain analysis and explanation of events and issues.
Purpose - to present background information on an issue or general interest topic and discuss different points of view
Persuasive Language - Meant to be informative; can be obviously or subtly persuasive. Requires high calibre writing and must engage readers' sustained interest
Written by - Professional journalists or experts in the relative field