Saturday 9 November 2013

Essay guidance

Here you go kids - the guidance for what an English essay looks like here. Have a read of this, paying special attention to the  part about outlining your argument in the introduction, and then spending the rest of the essay justifying that view whilst comparing the texts. 

Anyhow, back to the essay. The title is

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Compare representations of equality in Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird', and Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men'. To what extent has contemporary society learned the lessons the authors may have trying to teach us?

Have a look at the essay guide, and then have an idea of what your argument will be, ready to complete the introduction on Monday. Once you've done this, planning the essay will be a walkover. 

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