
Suitable for: Years 7-11 | Duration: 3 hours a day for 5 days; 15 hours total
Prerequisites: A content course at Shakespeare Academy (e.g. Poetry for Beginners)
About:
Had a bad exam at the end of term? Need to improve your essay writing fast? In this course students refine all aspects of their essay writing: they learn how to structure their essays and practice answering a range of essay questions.
Student Writing Outcomes:
- Introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions based on texts the students have read before;
- Full essays answering a range of essay questions; and
- Reviewing and redrafting essays
Student Learning Objectives:
- Planning essays
- Developing essay structures
- Writing essays
- Reviewing and redrafting essays