1. CREATIVE APPROACHES TO
FORMAL ESSAY WRITING
Sarah Pavey
20th April 2011
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Mrs SJ Pavey MSc FCLIP
paveys@boxhillschool.org.uk

2. “we seem to become so pre-occupied
with covering the content of whichever
syllabus we use, that essay-writing becomes,
at best, an afterthought and, at worst, omitted
almost entirely.”
Faull, T. Writing in A‐level English literature essays: Professional reflections on text
organisation. English Teaching: Practice and Critique May, 2007, Volume 6, Number
1
http://education.waikato.ac.nz/research/files/etpc/2007v6n1nar1.pdf pp. 164‐174
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3. “they may be unaware of how much research
and effort should go into coursework, and may
leave work until the last minute and then panic
when faced with an imminent deadline”
Flood, A. et al. Authenticity A Guide for Teachers. OFQUAL/QCA 2009
Available at: www.ofqual.gov.uk/plagiarism‐teachers
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4. Academic Essay
http://sweetpeasandmemories.com/store/piclink.asp?pageID=ScrapbookPageIdeas
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5. IB DIPLOMA EXTENDED ESSAY
NO EXPERIENCE OF ESSAY
WRITING
EASY SOLUTIONS
NEEDED
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7. CONSTRUCTION
EMOTIONS
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8. You may start You may not know what the
at any point finished product will look like
You cannot cheat by looking at
You may try to
someone else’s work!
place a piece in
one space but
You have to work on your own
perhaps it
to complete it, although you
actually fits
might accept advice from others
somewhere
else
As you complete it, it will start to
make sense
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9. You may feel You will feel a
You may feel
frustrated when sense of
excited at the
pieces do not fit achievement as
start
you complete
If others seem to It may seem too sections
be making more difficult at the
progress you start You may feel
may feel like angry if you
giving up As you do more you don’t meet the
will get really involved deadline
and keen to see the
end result
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20. Box Hill School
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21. INITIALS Title of the book
Surname
Year Published
For Example…. Place of publication
Publisher
Clegg, C.J. Biology for the IB Diploma. London: Hodder Murray, 2007
!!! REMEMBER THE PUNCTUATION !!!
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23. This game is called …..
You need to decide whether or not the following students are
guilty of plagiarism
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24. Cut & Paste from Internet with no bibliography or citation
Copied work from a friend but did not acknowledge friend’s
work
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25. Cut & paste from Internet and mixed up original paragraphs.
Changed a few words at random
Added correct citations in a bibliography
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26. Asked teacher & librarian for help with finding resources
Asked for advice on how to cite these resources for
inclusion in a bibliography
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27. 1. The student’ submission is
displayed on the left and
link(s) to the source(s) of
the matching text is
displayed on the right.
2. The system allows you to
view the source text and
also the position within
that text of the matching
words and phrases.
3. The overall percentage of
matched text is displayed
at the top of the report.
4. You can choose whether or
not to include/exclude
quotations and
bibliography in the
comparison.
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28. THIS IS A QR CODE FOR A PHONE
IF YOU HAVE A QR READER ON YOUR PHONE
SIMPLY POINT YOUR PHONE TO SCAN THE CODE AND
YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO AN ONLINE QUIZ ABOUT THE
EXTENDED ESSAY
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS AS A GAME ON YOUR PHONE
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29. “Research by the universities of Glasgow and Manchester
has highlighted many UGs feel critical HE skills are
underdeveloped when they start at university.”
• Critical thinking
• Independent Learning
• Note taking
• Research
• Academic presentations
• Problem solving
• Reflection and self evaluation
“Mission Ambition” Russell Group Widening Participation Conference May 2009
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