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.
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Katika somo hili
- Explain how a short plan protects your Task Response and Coherence and Cohesion marks
- Use a six-step method to go from question to paragraph map in about five minutes
- Choose two relevant, clearly different ideas and give each a reason and a realistic example
- Spot and fix the planning mistakes that most often hold essays back
- Plan essays for all five question types against the clock
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Ndani ya somo hili
- Why five minutes of planning helps your band
- The six steps at a glance
- Step 1: Read and mark the question
- Step 2: Decide your position
- Step 3: Sweep for ideas with ‘who and how’
- Step 4: Choose your best two ideas
- Step 5: Give each idea a why and an example
- Step 6: Map the paragraphs
- Worked example: the whole plan in five minutes
- Eight planning mistakes, and how to fix them
- Your turn: what would you choose?
- Timed practice: plan two essays in five minutes each
- Make five minutes a habit