Aim: to use research content effectively, and write a short essay based on a new topic; research using 1 to 3 websites (select a website with a graph).
Writing objectives: to determine your essay objective, and to write clear and distinct paragraphs
Method: to complete the following paragraph format, using the following procedure;
- essay title –
as a questionstatement - objective essay statement –
write one sentence to explain the essay objectiveAnd write the importance of knowing or understanding about this topic / subject Or commonly called relevance - 3 short body paragraphs with headings – 1 paragraph using each of the “purpose” goals.
- Under the statement write the heading “Key Words: keyword 1, keyword 2, keyword 3, keyword 4
- Include at least 1 image or graph in your document – the teacher will conduct an activity and give you a demonstration, based on the below graph. Select a graph from your websites, or select a new graph (reference the graph URL) and write 50 words (body paragraph). Your graph information should be used to link to your objective statement; help you to answer your title question.
Final Statement – a 1 sentence or 2 sentence to summarize your objective and answer your questionAsk a question

What to consider about giving graph information
- The heading you will use in your text – shorten title for example
- What specific information will your use to introduce your graph
- What part of the graph will you explain to support your main ideas
- What way will you explain the information; low / high; or range; and or making conparisons
- Another way is to draw information from a graph and provide grave ideas in your context – I will give examples.
What is one of our most important things to remember about writing an essay? We need a purpose goal. For example:
- to convince your readers about something – linking facts of research to your ideas
- increase / build awareness about an issue. problem. or situation – often for the first time
- to build upon people previous knowledge and expand on new knowledge