Student name: Student number: Teachers name: Use dot points to complete the plan and keep to the word count approximately
Student name: Student number: Teachers name: Use dot points to complete the plan and keep to the word count approximately
Include source details (eg author, year and if a quote, page number)
Essay Question:
INTRODUCTION
Opening statement: Background + brain plasticity (definition or explanation)
Source/s of definition/s if necessary.
Grit:
Brain plasticity:
Link between brain plasticity and the debate + Brief presentation of the question at the heart of the debate (the 2 sides):
Statement of Focus A (the authors and their ideas, in same order as essay paragraphs):
4 scholars, years, ideas in your own words (brief)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Statement of Focus B. What this essay will do (1 sentence).
Body: Position #1 statement (write a full topic sentence)
Main scholars and ideas, in order Evidence (2-3 quotations/paraphrases with citations)
2 scholars and their ideas in your own words. Give details of studies or ideas. Exact wording of chosen quotation or paraphrase (author, year, page)
Sum up the evidence or write a concluding sentence. Explain the connection of this position to the debate:
Body: Position #2 statement (write a full topic sentence)
Main scholars and ideas, in order Evidence (2-3 quotations/paraphrases with citations)
2 scholars and their ideas in your own words. Give details of studies or ideas. Exact wording of chosen quotation or paraphrase (author, year, page)
Sum up the evidence or write a concluding sentence. Explain the connection of this position to the debate:
Body: Evaluation: The order of the two parts of the evaluation may be swapped, but both should be present. Evidence (quotations/paraphrases, citations)
Evaluate the debate (indicate any important strengths or weaknesses in any of the arguments)
Exact wording of chosen quotation or paraphrase (author, year, page) These are optional.
Indicate a Best Position in the debate and give reasons for that position:
Conclusion (do not include any evidence or citations)
Summarise your main points, emphasising the Best Position.
Final statement (prediction or recommendation):
