How to make a Big Mac or

How to write a History Essay

The Bun: The Introduction: Here you explain what you are going to say in this essay

The meat and filling: Here you use your historical facts to develop your essay. Each layer is a different paragraph explaining a different point

The Bun: The Conclusion: Here you summarise what you have said and end the essay

The Final Beautiful Big Mac:

It all makes sense and tastes delicious

So how do we make a Frizzy Lizzie Burger?

The Bun – (The Introduction)• One of the most difficult problems that Elizabeth had to face was

the Spanish Armada. Philip sent a huge fleet to bring an army to England to defeat her and make England Catholic again. By a combination of luck, poor Spanish planning and English skill Elizabeth was able to defeat the Armada and save her throne. In this essay I will explain how Elizabeth defeated Philip’s Armada

The Filling – (Development)

• Three paragraphs • Luck – the wind delayed the Spanish and later blew them onto the

sandbanks near Calais• Poor Planning -The Spanish had poor preparation – not enough

cannonballs and a weak leader• English skill – The English knew the tides, and the English Chanel –

Fireships – the leadership of Elizabeth

The Bun – (The Conclusion)• In conclusion we can see that Elizabeth was successful in

defeating the Armada. It was a combination of …. But the most important factor in defeating Philip was….