We will write 3 main types of essays:

NARRATIVES

OPINION ESSAYS

FOR AND AGAINST ESSAYS


For any of these you must produce the same basic outline:

a. introduction to the topic- setting, thesis sentences
b. body of the essay - the most important part, the longest too; you provide support to the thesis, examples or a sequence of events
c. end or conclusion- you summarise the main ideas or arguments, you put forward your conclusions or you end the story


These links will help you

Parts of an essay, sequence of arguments:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/writing/text
Parts of an essay, how to write an essay and kinds of essays:
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/
This is useful for OPINION ESSAYS:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/business-english/communication/opinion
Stating your opinion, your agreement or disagreement:
http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/agreeing-disagreeing-expressions.htm


This is the plan for a for and against essay (pros and cons)
http://www.eslgold.com/writing/argument.html

If you prefer this plan for this type of essays:
http://es.scribd.com/dursitarosales5779/d/15060413-For-Against-Essays


3rd term essays
Minimum 150 words.

FOR AND AGAINST:

1. "Advertising promotes excessive consumerism." Discuss. Hand in before 18th April.
2. "Living in a foreign country cannot be better than living in your own.” Discuss. Hand in before 27th April.

NARRATIVE:

1. Imagine you travelled to a foreign country with your family. There something terrible happened. Tell the story. Hand in before 9th May.
2. Your best friend celebrated her/his birthday party but nothing turned out as planned. Tell the story. Hand in before 23rd May.



CLAUSES . Here are some exercises to practice different connectors.

CONCESSIVE CLAUSES (although, even though, in spite of, despite)
The theory:
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-concessions.php
The practice:
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-although.php


RESULT AND CAUSE CLAUSES (as a result, therefore, consequently..../ because of, since, as, due to...)
The theory:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp5.htm
The practice:
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp6.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp7.htm
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp8.htm