Essay Structure Planning Grid

About this printable

This A4 essay-structure planning grid helps students map an essay before they write: it prompts Purpose, Audience and Thesis at the top, then provides a five-column table (Purpose; Key points/ideas; Evidence/examples; Link to thesis) across labelled sections for Introduction, three Body paragraphs, an optional Counterargument and Conclusion. A final 'Check & Refine' checklist supports self- or peer-assessment. Use it as a visible scaffold during modelling, as a planning worksheet for practice essays, or as a support for weaker writers.