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Essay Planning Worksheet

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Essay Planning Worksheet

Student writing an essay

📝 Part 1: Essay Foundation

1. What is your essay topic?
2. Who is your target audience?

Classmates

Teacher

General public

Other: _______________

3. What is the main purpose of your essay?

To persuade

To inform

To entertain

To explain

4. Write your thesis statement (main argument or point):

🏗️ Part 2: Essay Structure

5. Introduction - How will you hook your reader? (opening sentence/question)
6. Body Paragraph 1 - Main point:

Supporting evidence: _________________________________

7. Body Paragraph 2 - Main point:

Supporting evidence: _________________________________

8. Body Paragraph 3 - Main point:

Supporting evidence: _________________________________

9. Conclusion - How will you summarise and leave a lasting impression?

✅ Part 3: Final Checklist

10. Before you start writing, tick what you have planned:

Clear thesis statement

Strong introduction hook

Three main body points

Supporting evidence for each point

Effective conclusion strategy

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