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Essay- writing

Learn the purpose, context, and skills of writing essays, the importance of essay structure, and how essays compare to other genres.

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Essay- writing

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  1. Essay-writing - Purpose and context May Horverak 2014

  2. CompetenceAims in theEnglish Subject Curriculum • evaluate and use suitable reading and writing strategies adapted for the purpose and type of text • write different types of texts with structure and coherence suited to the purpose and situation • evaluate different sources and use contents from sources in an independent, critical and verifiable manner http://www.udir.no/kl06/ENG1-03/Hele/?lplang=eng (Coherence= buildingthetextinto sensible paragraphswithlogical links and usingcohesivedevicesto do so.) May Horverak 2014

  3. Essay • What is an essay? • formal text, common term in English educational systems • Factualtext, argumentativetext • Similar to «article» in Norwegian (not like Norwegian «essay») May Horverak 2014

  4. Essay as a genre? • What is the purpose ofwriting an essay? • What is thecontext in which essays arewritten? May Horverak 2014

  5. Essay – suggested answers • Purpose: • To argue a case • To convince • To elaborateonsomething • Context • Educational settings • Transferrable skill to all subjects May Horverak 2014

  6. Other genres • Whatother types ofwritten genres or textscanyouthinkof? • Whatother purposes ofwritingcanyouthinkof? • Whatothercontexts for writingcanyouthinkof? May Horverak 2014

  7. Somesuggestions for answers • Genres: • Factual: applications, CVs, reports, formal letters, informal letters, blogs, newspaperarticles, scientificpapers • Fictional: shortstories, novels, poems, plays, fairy tales, other narrative texts • Purposes: • To inform • To entertain • Context: • Applying for a job • Personal communication • Different channelsontheinternet, facebook, blogs etc. (The list is not exhaustive, otheranswersarepossible) May Horverak 2014

  8. Whylearn to writeESSAYs? • Preparation for exams and highereducation • Limited to schoolcontexts, butimportant to succeedwithintheeducational system • The structureof essays – useful in all types ofsubjects – how to structure an argument • Internationallyacknowledged genre – usefulifstudyingabroad, anykindofsubjects, anylevel May Horverak 2014

  9. Exercises – groupwork • Look at the essay-exampleonthenext slide. Try to findoutwhatthemainmessageofthe essay is: • What is theauthortrying to convincethereaderof? • Whatarethemain arguments? • Chooseanother genre, find a text and comparethiswiththe essay you just read. • What is the purpose ofthistext? • How does it differ from the essay? • Compareanswers in class May Horverak 2014

  10. Essay - Example Immigration or not? Immigrants come for different reasons and from different countries. Should we continue accepting immigrants or not? This text will discuss the issue of immigration and give arguments for helping people who need help. It is important that we help people who are less fortunate than we are. Many asylum seekers need food and clothes. They may come from poor countries like Afghanistan, Somalia and other African countries. Migrating to other countries might be their only hope. Some people immigrate because they have fled from their homes. They may have fled from war, or they may have been persecuted because of political opinions or religious beliefs. These people may have feared torture or execution. On the one hand, it may be a challenge accepting people having different cultures and religious practices. On the other hand, this may enrichen our culture in various ways. Some people migrate to find better job opportunities. We have immigrants doing unskilled work like berry-picking. However, some immigrants come to work here because they have skills we need, like carpenters, dentists and doctors. We may say that some of these people come to get the benefits we have in Norway, but sill, they kind of do us a favour. To sum up, people come to Norway for different reasons, and it is good that we can help people who are less fortunate than we are. People may come because of hunger or war, or they may come to get better jobs. It is important that a rich country like Norway accepts immigrants, and it is important that we continue helping those who need help. May Horverak 2014

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