essay structure band 6 (1 Viewer)

[raiie]

Did anyone who got a band 6 in english write two paragraphs instead of 3 in their essays?

 

[icycledough]

I don't think 2 paragraphs would be enough to get a sufficient amount of ideas / analysis through to the marker. It definitely may have been done in the past, but most B6 students will have 3 (maybe a few may have 4)

 

[uniqueusername1]

Did anyone who got a band 6 in english write two paragraphs instead of 3 in their essays?

maybe for a mod a essay (If you're taking an integrated approach). Idk about other modules

 

[raiie]

I don't think 2 paragraphs would be enough to get a sufficient amount of ideas / analysis through to the marker. It definitely may have been done in the past, but most B6 students will have 3 (maybe a few may have 4)

what if the paragraphs are longer like 400 words at least ?

 

[icycledough]

what if the paragraphs are longer like 400 words at least ?

I think the main issue is the number of ideas/themes you are able to convey. 2 paragraphs normally insinuates 2 ideas/themes, unless you would do more than 1 theme per paragraph

 

[triviajeon]

Did anyone who got a band 6 in english write two paragraphs instead of 3 in their essays?

It's preferable to have 3 body paragraphs for Common Mod and Mod B, and if you intend to do integrated paragraphs for Mod A then it would be 2

 

[raiie]

I think the main issue is the number of ideas/themes you are able to convey. 2 paragraphs normally insinuates 2 ideas/themes, unless you would do more than 1 theme per paragraph

ohh so is 3 idea/themes the minimum for the essay?

 

[raiie]

It's preferable to have 3 body paragraphs for Common Mod and Mod B, and if you intend to do integrated paragraphs for Mod A then it would be 2

how many words for each would you recommend

 

[icycledough]

ohh so is 3 idea/themes the minimum for the essay?

That's usually what most people go with. There's definitely no widely accepted way to go about it, you could do 2, 3, 4 ideas.

 

[triviajeon]

how many words for each would you recommend

I have around 350 - 400 for each paragraph but my Mod A ones are definitely greater however I think its more reliant on the actual analysis (and link to the q etc.) you provide in the essay

 

[raiie]

I have around 350 - 400 for each paragraph but my Mod A ones are definitely greater however I think its more reliant on the actual analysis (and link to the q etc.) you provide in the essay

how would you write 3 400 word paragraphs in 40 min ;-;

 

[triviajeon]

how would you write 3 400 word paragraphs in 40 min ;-;

Don't stress about the word limit! Focus on the quality of your analysis and how well you can adapt it to different questions
Writing fast will probably come from the adrenaline of exam conditions

 

[raiie]

Don't stress about the word limit! Focus on the quality of your analysis and how well you can adapt it to different questions
Writing fast will probably come from the adrenaline of exam conditions

yeah lmaoo the time limit is stressing me out my hands gonna give out

 

[ssoans]

what if the paragraphs are longer like 400 words at least ?

I actually talked about this with my teacher today, and he said that two paragraphs are fine if you carry them out well.

 

[notme123]

I have around 350 - 400 for each paragraph but my Mod A ones are definitely greater however I think its more reliant on the actual analysis (and link to the q etc.) you provide in the essay

wow ok i cant even get 250 prepared words (excluding extra stuff for specific q) down in 10 minutes which is what i restrct myself to for each para.

 

[raiie]

I actually talked about this with my teacher today, and he said that two paragraphs are fine if you carry them out well.

yeah my teacher said that as well

 

[ColdMint123]

I've been writing two body paragraphs for all my essays this whole year (two long paragraphs around 350 words). And for me thats worked amazing, ive gotten pretty decent marks and my teacher says its totally ok to have 2 paragraphs for essays in English Advanced.

 

[idkkdi]

i had only 2 body paragraphs for my previous essay and got 19/20 so it is possible. however personally i wouldn't have 2 bodies again bc its more difficult to be clear with what you're trying to say since those 2 body paragraphs are more lengthy (hence why i lost a mark)

used to do 2, but found that I could get what was said in those 2 done in 1/3. so I went to 3 bodies.