Essay Introductions for Novels & Plays

Why are Introductions Such an Important Part of Revision for Students?

Mark usually finds that students who struggle to write an effective introduction haven’t planned out what they are going to write about. For this reason, their introductions are usually full of waffle.

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They understand the key ideas and the bigger picture.

They understand that writers create characters, not real people.

They know what the writer was trying to say when they wrote the text.

They can make complex points in a few sentences in their intruduction.

1Using Context Successfully

1.1Using Context Successfully

1.1.1What is Context & Why is it Important?

1.1.2Common Mistakes with Context 1

1.1.3Common Mistakes with Context 2

1.1.4Key Points for Context

2Improving Practice Essays

2.1Improving Practice Essays

2.1.1How to Revise for the Component Parts of an Essay

2.1.2Essay Introductions for Novels & Plays

2.1.3Essay Introductions for Poetry

2.1.4Main Body of the Essay

2.1.5Key Points for Writing Practise Essays

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