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Reading the Question Once you’ve picked your question it is important to read it carefully so you know what you are being asked to do. ‘conflict between two main characters’ – house and fire. how conflict is used ‘to explore important theme’ – survival? Technology? Planning Your Essay Learning Intentions: To look at how to plan an essay to respond to the question, To understand the importance of planning, To look at how to structure paragraphs to ensure they meet the standard of Higher. Planning Your Essay To write a detailed and informed answer to the question, you must think of how you can best organise your knowledge of the story to suit what the question is asking. One of the most effective ways to do this is to make a plan. Why Plan? When you plan you are: Sorting through your knowledge of the text so that you know what you’ll talk about; Getting the ‘thinking’ part of the essay out of the way – if your thoughts are in order before you start writing, all you have to do is write! Giving yourself a checklist – essays sometimes take on a life of their own and things can get missed out. Making sure you don’t lose track of what you are meant to be doing – it’s easy to get caught up in analysis that doesn’t actually deal with the question. How to Plan Spider Diagram Checklist Paragraph 1 Point A Paragraph 2 Point B Paragraph 3 Point C Paragraph 4 Point D Writing the Essay Learning Intentions: To learn how to write introductions, To learn how to structure main paragraphs, To learn the importance and function of conclusions. Writing the Essay An introduction at Higher is the same as in any other essay you’ve ever written. It must: Mention the title and author Explain what the essay will focus on. However, at Higher, you need to be a lot more sophisticated with how you go about writing it. Look at the following examples: Example Intro One The short story ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ by Ray Bradbury focuses on a conflict between two of the main characters.