SKILLS
Guides to our key essay writing skills
This section of the site contains a series of guides to our key essay writing skills, from the simplest to the most complex. The guides are designed to be read in order, but can also be read individually. Click here to read a brief summary of all the essay writing skills.
How to use an appropriate style for an essay
How to write a PEA paragraph
How to write your paragraph points
How to choose good evidence (Year 7 onwards)
How to figure out the context
How to embed quotations
How to write your analysis - the fundamentals
How to develop your analysis with more evidence
How to analyse methods - the basics
What methods to analyse and where to do it
How to analyse methods in a precise but concise way
How to write about big ideas
How to write about the context of a literary text
How to create a conceptualised response
