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    Essay Writing can be complex but with sufficient planning, it becomes simple.

    Firstly, the structure of an essay should be considered:

    1. Introduction (1 paragraph)
    2. Body (usually 3-4 paragraphs)
    3. Conclusion (1 paragraph)

    What exactly do each of these components entail?

    Introduction:

    ➔ A brief synopsis of the material you are writing about. It should be no more than 5-6
    lines and it should ONLY include the nitty-gritty details. You should aim to write a
    synopsis which could be easily used for any prompts of that specific material. (poem,
    novel, short story)
    ➔ After the brief synopsis, comes the THESIS STATEMENT. This is ONE sentence
    and it is basically rephrasing the question.

    Here is an example:

    PROMPT:
    Breath, Eyes, Memory is a novel about wounded but resilient women who are as ‘brave as
    the stars at dawn’.
    Write an essay in which you describe the experiences of TWO wounded but resilient women
    in the novel. You must discuss ONE similarity or ONE difference in their experiences, and
    examine ONE technique used to portray the experiences of women.

    THESIS STATEMENT:
    In this essay, the two wounded but resilient woman examined would be Sophie Caco and
    Martine Caco. A similarity in their experiences would be discussed and a technique utilized
    to portray this would be identified.

    (for your reference: Martine and Sophie are the 2 resilient women mentioned in the prompt)
    Body:

    In the body, each point in the thesis statement is EMPHASIZED in 1-2 paragraphs per point.

    For instance, in this essay prompt used:

    Point 1: an examination of two wounded but resilient women (Sophie and Martine Caco)
    would be done. THIS WOULD BE ONE OR TWO PARAGRAPHS.

    Point 2: the similarity in their experiences would be discussed. THIS WOULD BE ONE OR
    TWO PARAGRAPHS.

    Point 3: an identification of a technique used to portray this similarity of the experiences


    between these two women would be done. THIS WOULD BE ONE OR TWO
    PARAGRAPHS.

    Conclusion:
    This is just a wrap up. Basically just rephrase the introduction in a way that sounds like you
    are answering the prompt.
    Now that we have the structure of the essay, we can move on to actually writing the
    essay.

    Here is a brief synopsis of each prescribed text in your syllabus:

    ANIMAL FARM:

    The Novel Animal Farm, is narrated in the third person’s point of view, also known as the
    “village voice”. It relates the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human
    farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free and happy.
    THESIS STATEMENT GOES HERE.

    TWELFTH NIGHT:

    The play, “Twelfth Night” is considered to be a model Shakespearean comedy which centres
    around a love triangle. It focuses on how erotic desire wreaks havoc on the flimsy structure
    that society has put into place where social positions define the value of an individual.
    THESIS STATEMENT GOES HERE.

    ANANSI:

    The story of “Anansi” by Alistair Campbell is about slave trade in the Caribbean. It focuses
    on a girl tied to the slave ship who is afraid but a woman whom she cannot see tells her
    anansi and riddles as a way of helping her survive and making her resilient.
    THESIS STATEMENT GOES HERE.

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