Main Points

The main points of the essay will take the most time. It's the part of the essay that answers the question.

This is where you organise your knowledge into the format that is required by the Essay Type.

You need to consider the key points that the reader needs hear about to show then that you understand the question and have been able to answer it in full.

If there are 4 key points then there will be 4 paragraphs in this part of the essay.

Each key point paragraph contains these sub-points. Each sub-point is one or 2 sentences.

A summary of the key point. This will vary depending on the Essay Type. As you have a limited time or number of words for the essay you need to only say as much as you have to. Too much detail is confusing if you include it in Type 3 and 4 Essay Types.

• Type 1: Give as much detail as you can about what you know.

• Type 2: Give more precise details in fewer words.

• Type 3: Give details only about things that you are using to support your comparison.

• Type 4: Give details only about things that you are using to support your opinion.

How the key point contributes to what you're telling the reader.

• Type 1: All the details are equally important. 

• Type 2: Explain how the key point is related other key points and to the overall topic

• Type 3: Explain how the key point can be related to the comparison you are making. 

• Type 4: Explain how the key point supports your opinion. 

Examples:

Question 1: Would Little Red Riding Hood have had such a scary experience if she and the wolf lived in the city?

• This is a Type 3 question. Use the knowledge you have of her experiences in the woods to find common points that might happen to her in the city.

Main Points:

In many ways living in the city is very similar to living in the forest. In the forest you often have to travel though lonely places where there might be danger of being approached by strangers. This can happen in a big city in places such as bus stops or walking down dark streets at night. The wolf would have opportunities to approach Little Red Riding Hood when she was on her own.

When approached by strangers it is never a good idea to share personal information. Even though she was warned by her mum Little Red Riding Hood was easily fooled by the wolf to tell him where she was going and where her grandma was on her own. It's likely she would do the same thing in the city.

The wolf was easily able to overpower Grandma. His strength is not related to his location so he would still be able to lock her in the cupboard in the city.

Little Red Riding Hood was saved by the Woodcutter. There are no  Woodcutters in the city however if Little Red Riding Hood ran out into a city street screaming for help someone is likely to help her.

Question 2: Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs all had a scary experience with a wolf.  What tactics did the wolf use in each case.

• This is a Type 1 question. Use the knowledge you have of what the wolf did in each text to summarise how the wolf acted.

Main Points:

The wolf used deception with Little Red Riding Hood. He acted like her friend when he met her tricked her into telling him where she was going. When LIttle red Riding Hood arrived at her Grandma's house the wolf had disguised himself. He then impersonated Grandma and Little Red Riding Hood was lucky the Woodcutter was nearby to help her.

With the Three Little Pigs the wolf used his strength try to capture the pigs. He was strong enough to blow the straw house and then the stick house down, forcing the pigs to run for their lives. He also used logic to assess which houses would be the easiest to blow down. He started with the weakest houses first as he was more likely to catch the pigs in them.