My Essay Plan

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My Essay Plan
For EED112 Language as a Social Practice
With Pauline Jones and Vicki Parks
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Basic Essay Structure

• Introduction
• 1st key point
• 2nd key point
• 3rd key point
• Conclusion
• Reference List
• Useful tips for the essay
• Use Sub heading to organise essay structure
• When using dot points in the essay remember to
  expand on them

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Introductory Paragraph

• Background Information Rephrase the essay topic
  to demonstrate understanding and to orientate
  the reader to the essay topic.
• Focus statement the aims of the essay i.e. In
  this essay I will
• Position statement stance
• Foreshadow and introduce the key points for the
  body of the essay and in the order that they will
  come in the essay in relation to their
  significance to the essay topic.

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Body of Essay

• Elaboration on key points
• Topic sentence The theme is outlined in general
  through the use of a topic sentence.
• An explanation The generalisation is explained
  in relation to its significance to the essay.
• An example A specific example that demonstrates
  the application of the generalisation.
• Using references is a good way to illustrate the
  example.
• A link Link the example to the topic question
  and show the relevance that it had to the essay
  question.

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1st Key Point Language Diversity

• Register
• Dialect accents and pronunciation
• Slang / Jargon television, playground
• Technical language professionals
• Different languages
• Language practises
• Social practises agents of socialisation
  (discourses) friends, family, school, media, work
• Language differences between social agents
• References
• Barton
• Emmitt, Pollock and Komescaroff

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2nd Key Point Language Variations

• Different languages
• Language practises
• Social practises agents of socialisation,
  friends, family, school, media, work
• Language differences between social agents
• References
• BUILT CD-ROM
• Emmitt, Pollock and Komescaroff

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3rd Key Point Socio-cultural

• Ethnicity
• Culture
• Gender
• Geographical location
• Language bi-lingual speakers
• Learning implications
• References
• Criss Jones Diaz
• David Green
• Emmit and Pollock
• BUILT CD - ROM

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Conclusion

• Demonstrates the ability to summarise and tie
  ideas together.
• Does NOT contain any new material / references
  that were not previously mention through out the
  course of the essay
• Links the body of the essay, the key points to
  the original question.

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Referencing

• The reference list should contain all of the
  references that were cited throughout the essay.
• All references in he reference list should be
  referenced according to the Charles Sturt
  University Referencing Guide.