Extended Response

What do you need to do?

• Draft your response in your exercise book• Mr Sowaid provides feedback• Using this feedback, edit your responses and

type your response• Send Mr Sowaid your extended response for

further feedback• Using this feedback, edit your response and

adapt to different questions.

Second Essay Question

“Discoveries can affirm or challenge societies assumptions and beliefs about aspects of human experience and the world”.

How does this quote represent your own understanding of discovery?

In your response, make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing.

Due: Monday 8th of December, 2014

Steps:

• Write your thesis statement – this is the answer to the question

• Brainstorm your main ideas – these ideas support your thesis statement

• Select your quotes from your prescribed text and text of your own choosing

• Start your essay

Mandatory elements of your response

• Textual evidence – quotes/scene descriptions• Techniques• Thesis statement• Idea sentences• Comprehensive explanations• 3-5 pages • Synthesise your prescribed text and text of

your own choosing.

Step 1: Thesis Statement

Tip: Convert the quote into a question.

Quote: “Discoveries can affirm or challenge societies assumptions and beliefs about aspects of human experience and the world”.

Question: How can discoveries affirm or challenge societies assumptions and beliefs about aspects of human experience and the world?

Write a 2-3 sentence answer – this will be your thesis statement.

Step 2: Main Ideas

• Tip: Use the quote to create a sub-question that begins with ‘what’. The answers to this question will be your main ideas.

• Quote: “Discoveries can affirm or challenge societies assumptions and beliefs about aspects of human experience and the world”.

• Question: What assumptions and beliefs about aspects of human experiences and the world do discoveries affirm or challenge?

• 3-4 points

Step 3: Select your quotes

Step 4: Write your response