English LiteratureYears 12–13Essay Craft
Essay structure and argumentation
Construct coherent, thesis-driven literary essays with integrated evidence and critical vocabulary
What you'll learn
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Think of your essay like a burger 🍔 — the bun is your intro and conclusion, and the patty is your argument!
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What part of the burger is your main argument?
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Let's build an argument about Romeo and Juliet: 'Is love or fate to blame for their deaths?'
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Drag these sentences into the right order for an essay paragraph:
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What should your first sentence in a paragraph do?
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Here's a simple essay structure map:
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Why do we include a counter-argument in an essay?
Practise Essay structure and argumentation with Whizlo
Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 16–18. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.