4V T2a Essay Plan B1
The Story Behind This Task
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This task consists out of three parts: T2a, T2b and T2c. It ends with an essay you will write during your test week. T2a focuses on creating the plan for an essay, T2b focuses on writing an essay, and T2c focuses on preparing for the essay in the test week. It’s important to keep up to speed, so you can hand everything in on time.
You are…
A researcher who is going to publish an argumentative essay.
You will get a number of statements and will do research on one of the chosen statements. You will give arguments for and against, and with this, will prove that the statement is true or false.
It is important to use facts to support your arguments and to make sure that the information you’ve found comes from credible sources.
In this task, you will focus on how to create an essay plan for the argumentative essay you’re going to write.
Duration
| Date of Monday | Class | Unit / Task | Focus & Instruction | Student Work / Study | Deadlines / Notes |
| 05-01-26 | 4A | Reading Week 2 – Reading Essays | Start Reading Week 2 | Read the essays in the essay reading week task and answer the questions. Read the booklet with the test week essay topic. | Test week & task preparation |
| 12-01-26 | 4A | T2a Essay Plan (start & end) | Instruction: writing an essay plan (thesis statement, topic sentences, structure) | Finish T2a Essay Plan | Product: essay plan Deadline: essay plan in Magister Opdrachten |
| 19-01-26 | 4A | T2b Essay Writing (start) | Instruction: formal essay writing; discussion of 3 essay plans (from Magister submissions) | Write essay based on your plan | Deadline: finish essay draft; bring a printed version next week Formal Argumentative Essay grammar & vocabulary test |
| 26-01-26 | 4A | T2b Essay Writing / T2c Essay Prep | Instruction: formal writing tips based on printed drafts | Bring printed essay to class | Study argumentative essay structure |
Vocab
related to:
– essay
– research
– formal language
Grammar
related to:
- Formal writing
- Concise writing
- Passive voice / active voice
- Past simple
- Present perfect
Reading the booklet about the test week topic
This is the topic for the test-week test.
You will receive a booklet about this topic and must read it in advance and take notes.
The booklet will be printed for you twice:
– once to prepare for the test (this version may include your notes),
– and once during the test.
During the test, you are not allowed to use your prepared booklet with notes. That is why you will receive a new, clean copy of the booklet on the test day.
Year and level
Year 2
B2 Writing
B1 and B2 Reading
Learning Goals
B1
Lezen
Schrijven
B2
Lezen
Link naar volledige leerdoelen kaart
De bovenstaande leerdoelen voor schrijven zijn terug te vinden op de leerdoelkaart B1 en B2 voor moderne vreemde talen (MVT). Zie deze link voor het volledige overzicht van de B1 MVT leerdoelen. Zie deze link voor het volledige overzicht van de B2 MVT leerdoelen.
Mining Expeditions
Essay Plan Mining Expedition
For this task, you can do a mining expedition in which you write another 200-word essay in which you use proper essay structure to argue for or against a topic of your choice.