Essay Writing Techniques and Strategies

The video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide to writing a top-grade essay. It emphasizes the importance of developing a strong thesis statement, analyzing key events in the text, and focusing on the ending to tie together the author's ideas. The tutorial also offers advanced strategies for planning and crafting a coherent and convincing essay, ensuring students can achieve high grades by linking back to the author's purpose throughout their writing.

What is the first step in writing a top-grade essay?

• Writing the conclusion first

• Choosing a catchy title

• Developing a strong thesis statement

• Creating a detailed outline

Why is it important to use the word 'society' in your thesis?

• To increase the word count

• To focus on the social issues of the time

• To impress the examiner

• To make the essay sound more formal

What should you link your quotes back to in your essay?

• The essay's title

• The introduction

• The author's purpose

• The conclusion

How many key events should you typically identify in a text?

• Six

• Eight

• Four

• Two

What is the role of the ending in an essay?

• To tie together the author's ideas

• To provide a bibliography

• To summarize the introduction

• To introduce new ideas

Why is it beneficial to plan your essay in advance?

• To reduce the time spent writing

• To ensure coherence and structure

• To avoid writer's block

• To impress the examiner

What does it mean to conceptualize in essay writing?

• To use complex vocabulary

• To link back to the author's ideas

• To write in a narrative style

• To include personal opinions

How should you handle an extract that doesn't match your planned events?

• Use the extract as a footnote

• Replace one of your events with the extract

• Ignore the extract

• Panic and rewrite the essay

When is the worst time to try and learn the essay writing method?

• After the exam

• During the exam

• During a mock exam

• During revision