Essay Response Structure

Question 1

Introduction- contextual info

Answer 1

title, author, year, genre

Jasper Jones (Silvey, 2009) is a bildungsroman based in rural Western Australia during the 1960s.

Question 2

Intro- summary

Answer 2

Jasper Jones, the towns outcast, asks charlie bucktin, a bookish 13 year old boy to help him, together they try to find the murderer of Laura Wishart.

Question 3

Introduction- understanding of the question

Answer 3

-elaborate on the main things the question is asking you to write about- character, setting, theme, idea and attitude

Question 4

intro- paragraphs

Answer 4

• clearly state the 3 ideas you will be presenting, 1 for each body paragraph
• not aslong as a topic sentence- briefer

Question 5

Body paragraph x 3- topic sentence

Answer 5

• introduce what you will be writing about in this paragraph
• say the main theme/idea/character etc in more detail
• say what specific language features help to show this

Question 5

Intro- concluding section

Answer 5

• linking back to the question

Question 6

body paragraph x 3- evidence

Answer 6

• include a quote that provides evidence for your argument and provide context ( what is going on in the book when this quote is said)

Question 7

body paragraph x3- discussion

Answer 7

• analysis and explanation, explain how the evidence supports the question and your argument- what you are trying to prove- EG- how small towns can be racist

Question 8

Body paragraph x3- concluding

Answer 8

conclude the paragraph by linking back to the question and breifly summarising you point- eg– this symbolism is effective to show the scapegoating of jasper jones

Question 9

Conclusion

Answer 9

restate your argument about the question

Question 10

conclusion

Answer 10

reiterate the ideas you discussed, don’t be repetitive and say the same thing as introduction

Question 11

conclusion

Answer 11

conclude with your final thought about a topic.