1. Ms Chong’s 6 imperial treasures on Essay writing: SEQ 101
(For desperate students of her classes)
[meant to be humorous and maybe read aloud]

2. Levels What are you doing?
6 – Evaluation You are able to make an objective and balanced
judgment about the different arguments of the
issue discussed.
5 – Synthesis You are able to make use of your knowledge to
present a logical argument about issues you
analysed.
4 – Analysis Making connections between the reasons/points
and the issues discussed.
3 – Application You are able to provide examples for issues or
topics discussed.
2 –
Comprehension
You are able to rephrase the textbook correctly.
1 – Knowledge You are copying the textbook. It does not matter
what you copy. You see a similar word in the
question, and you copy the ENTIRE paragraph
from the textbook.

4. Paragraph Burger PE.E.L. Bloom’s Ladder of Thinking Sentence starters
The Bun Topic Sentence/Point
A sentence which introduces the
reason that will be discussed in the
paragraph.
Analysis
After understanding the
requirements of the issue, you
derive a reason/point that you
want to argue about with regards
to the issue.
[Follow the style of the question
when you provide the
reason/point]
1 sentence required.
The basic needed ingredients Elaboration
Describing and defining ideas that
is in your topic sentence in more
detail so they are easily
understood.
Comprehension
Making use of the knowledge that
you have learnt.
3-4 sentences required.
The Meat Example
Using examples from the textbook
to support your reason and make it
more credible. Explain and show
how it relates to the point you are
making.
Application
Using the examples you have
studied to support your point.
For example…
This is shown in…
Such as…
2-3 sentences required.
The Bun Link
Connects the reason to the issue of
the question.
Synthesis
Connecting the dots to make a
logical conclusion between your
reason and the issue of the
question.
As a result of…
This means that…
Therefore, …
2-3 sentences required.