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The document outlines an essay plan on the topic of water conservation, emphasizing that saving water is a collective responsibility. It includes a structured approach with an introduction, arguments for and against the topic, and a conclusion that highlights the need for both individual and governmental action. Additionally, it provides writing tips for effective essay composition, such as using paragraphs, formal style, and linking words.

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Essay Plan Tips Example

The document outlines an essay plan on the topic of water conservation, emphasizing that saving water is a collective responsibility. It includes a structured approach with an introduction, arguments for and against the topic, and a conclusion that highlights the need for both individual and governmental action. Additionally, it provides writing tips for effective essay composition, such as using paragraphs, formal style, and linking words.

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Essay plan, tips & example

Essay planning

Topic area Responsibility for the planet


Essay question Saving water is everyone’s responsibility
Introduction Water is becoming increasingly scarce in some parts of the
world. Whose responsibility is it to save water
consumption?
Paragraph 2 For Everyone has to help, it affects us all

Paragraph 3 Against We pay politicians to deal with that

Conclusion Summary and personal opinion

Essay writing tips

Plan your writing – see above for an example.


Use paragraphs: introduction, main body and conclusion.
Answer the question (and be comprehensible).
Use a formal style and register.
Use linking words and expressions to connect the ideas and help the
reader understand your text.
Use the Writing_checklist document to check your work before you
post it to the classroom.
Essay plan, tips & example

Essay writing: example essay

Introduction: We all need water to live, but more and more, water is Good use of
general becoming scarce in many parts of the world. Do we take synonyms and
statements about water for granted though? Are we responsible about how
topic, without
pronouns to avoid
your opinion
we use this liquid that is so essential for life? repetition.

On the one hand, as water is a resource used by everyone


Main body 1: and many communities face shortages due to lack of rain,
Argument for we could argue that everyone has an equal responsibility Accurate use of
main idea 1 + to help deal with this adverse situation. Local plans to save linking words to
justification/ water in which everyone takes part might be a problem- connect ideas and
examples solver for people experiencing droughts. As a result, help the reader
people will become conscious of their own water understand the text.
consumption.
Main body 2:
Argument for
On the other hand, we elect and pay politicians to find
main idea 2 + solutions to environmental problems like this. When
justification/ politicians spend money on unnecessary things instead of A variety of basic
examples investing in technology to save natural resources, people and complex
are less likely to respect new regulations and restrictions. grammatical
structures,
Conclusion: To sum up, saving water is an issue which we must find a accurate spelling
Balanced
solution to. If everybody plays their part, everyone and punctuation.
consideration
and/or your benefits. However, it is absolutely vital that governments
opinion demonstrate seriousness too. Equal collaboration could
lead to a better society for all, and who doesn’t want that?

(Word count: 200 words)

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