Useful words and phrases for essay writing
Useful words and phrases for essay writing
Degree of significance
Cause | Catalyst | Exacerbated | Highlighted | Fundamental | Vital | Inestimable | Pivotal | Crucial | Decisive | Major | Direct | Central | Substantial | Moderate | Inadvertent | Minor | Superficial | Cosmetic | Trivial | Irrelevant | Negligible | Demonstrated
Prioritisation of factors
Downgrading less important factors: Although | Despite | Notwithstanding | Admittedly, | Superficially, | Theoretically, | Initially, | This merely highlighted | To a lesser extent, | Indirectly | In some minor respects,
Upgrading more important factors: Fundamentally, | In practice, | Ultimately, | In reality, | In the final analysis, | Undoubtedly, | To a greater extent, | Clearly | Obviously | Undoubtedly | Definitely | Directly
Linkage of factors
Comparisons: Similarly, | Moreover, | Additionally, | Not only that, | What is more,
Contrasts: Although, | However, | Nevertheless, | Despite this, | Nonetheless, | Whereas, | In contrast, | Notwithstanding the fact that |
Connections: Therefore, | So, | As a result, | Due to this, | This exacerbated | A catalyst for this was | In consequence, | This meant that, | Symbiotically, | This facilitated | This highlighted | This consolidated |
Comparative phrases: Superficially v. Fundamentally | In theory v. In practice | In the short term v. In the long term | Economically v. Socially v. Politically v. Militarily
Nevertheless / despite / conversely / Notwithstanding / However /
Student bookmark: vocabulary for essay writing Unimportant Less important More important Most important Catalysts Revealers EmphasisersContradictors Categorisers
Irrelevant Minor Major Crucial Accelerated Consolidated Moreover Nevertheless Social
Pointless Allegedly Substantial Imperative Hindered Showed Furthermore Despite Economic
Negligible Superficial Fundamental Created Sparked Indicated Indisputably Conversely Religious
Trivial Indirect Direct Decisive Triggered Highlighted Definitely Notwithstanding Military
Cosmetic Theory Practice Essential Exacerbated Demonstrated Clearly However Political
Insignificant Inadvertent Deliberate Pivotal Aggravated Revealed Obviously Nonetheless Long-term
Marginal Ostensibly Central Vital Facilitated Reflected Demonstrably Although Short-term
IGCSE History Coursework: Useful Quotes
Introduction
Quotes are useful snippets of evidence to deploy in your essays, especially when they express a point of view in a particularly memorable way.
HOWEVER, the Chief Examiner does not like students simply "name dropping" quotes into essays for the sake of it. Instead, he is impressed by candidates who use quotes as the basis for an argument: this will mean explaining why the witness is so valuable, elaborating on his/her testimony with further background knowledge and examples, and then moving on to consider the limitations of the source as a way of leading into the next factor.
In this sense you should be using the analytical skills from the sourcework paper to develop your essay skills.
Task: Using quotes analytically to avoid "name dropping"
Aim to memorise a few quotes from this pack for each topic area (how many is up to you).
For each one that you select, try constructing a few sentences around it which show real analytical skill:
What essential point can it be used to illustrate?
In what ways can the content be substantiated with other evidence?
In what ways can the provenance (who produced the source, when was it made? why was it made?) be considered reliable?
In what ways can the provenance ( (who produced the source, when was it made? why was it made?)) be considered unreliable?
In what ways can the content be challenged by other evidence?
Here's an example:
Count Brockdorff argued that "Over 50 yearsimperialismpoisoned the international situation", suggesting that World War One was caused by the rivalry created by the Empire-building of countries such as France, Britain and Germany. Brockdorff was a respected statesman and his view can be substantiated through reference to examples of imperial rivalry such as the Moroccan Crises of 1905 and 1911 [etc]. Nevertheless, it has to be borne in mind that Brockdorff made this statement in his role as a German delegate at the Versailles Conference of 1919, when his purpose was to shift as much blame away from Germany in particular as he possibly could.
In this sense, perhaps a more compelling explanation for the origins of the war is provided by Kaiser Wilhelm II, who stated in 1913 that "The Slavs were not born to rule but to serve: this they must be taught". This suggests that the main cause of the war was a growing sense of nationalism in the Balkans[and so on].
Topic: Propaganda in Nazi Germany
Question: Assess the significance of the use of propaganda in consolidation of Nazi rule in Germany.
Significance: What aspects of significance will you explore?
Introduction: should be done after writing arguments/body of the essay Introduction (provide some background material/ context for your question) Context: Where? When? How? What was going on in Germany at the time.?
Outline how your essay will [measure/assess/weigh up/evaluate] its significance of propaganda for Germany. Explain the sorts of ways that you will do this. This is your thesis - the different arguments you will make. Close by saying that this will [help/enable/allow] you to [conclude/decide/determine] the ways in which the use of propaganda was a [cause/catalyst/turning point] from a wide [range/variety/number] of [perspectives/angles/themes].
BODY PARAGRAPHS - Write as many body paragraphs as needed to fully answer the questions
Analytical question/statement consider these the arguments of the essay. It is the relationship between a factor and the question you asked. Try to have at least 3 pieces of evidence for each statement. Add more as you research so you can choose the best when its time for the final product. Citation (Author, Date of publication)
Citation (Author, Date of publication)
Citation (Author, Date of publication)
Write an analysis of the evidence presented above. How does the evidence support your argument? At least 2-3 sentences.
Link - How does this information answer the question? 1-2 sentences
Analytical question/statement
Add as many analytical statements as needed to fully answer your question COUNTER AGRUMENT
Try to have at least 3 pieces of evidence for each statement. Add more as you research so you can choose the best when its time for the final product. Add a citation (where you got the info from) for each piece of evidence
Citation (Author, Date of publication)
Citation (Author, Date of publication)
Citation (Author, Date of publication)
Write an analysis of the evidence presented above. How does the evidence support your argument? At least 2-3 sentences.
Link - How does this information answer the question? 1-2 sentences
The Conclusion - The conclusion should be kind of long...its okay if it takes more than one paragraph to do it.
State your overall answer to the question Explain significance of the use of propaganda in consolidation of Nazi rule in Germany..
Explain WHY you think this is the most significant impact. Outline/summarize other ways in which the use of PROPAGANDA was clearly significant in different ways, in different respects, and at different times: try if possible to connect these ideas together Works Cited page
MLA citations of sources (use this site for help in proper formatting (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/)
Use Easbybib to make your works cited page
History Coursework 2024
Topic Propaganda in Nazi Germany
Research Question: Assess the significance of the use of propaganda in consolidation of Nazi rule in Germany.
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Centre Name: DSB International School
Centre Number: IN495
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