Plan your essay in five minutes

A six-step method that turns any Task 2 question into a clear position, two developed ideas and a paragraph map in about five minutes, with timed practice.

60 min

Módulo 2 · Aula 3 de 11

Nesta aula

  1. Explain how a short plan protects your Task Response and Coherence and Cohesion marks
  2. Use a six-step method to go from question to paragraph map in about five minutes
  3. Choose two relevant, clearly different ideas and give each a reason and a realistic example
  4. Spot and fix the planning mistakes that most often hold essays back
  5. Plan essays for all five question types against the clock

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Dentro desta aula

  1. Why five minutes of planning helps your band
  2. The six steps at a glance
  3. Step 1: Read and mark the question
  4. Step 2: Decide your position
  5. Step 3: Sweep for ideas with ‘who and how’
  6. Step 4: Choose your best two ideas
  7. Step 5: Give each idea a why and an example
  8. Step 6: Map the paragraphs
  9. Worked example: the whole plan in five minutes
  10. Eight planning mistakes, and how to fix them
  11. Your turn: what would you choose?
  12. Timed practice: plan two essays in five minutes each
  13. Make five minutes a habit