Lesson 2 of the A Level Spanish essay-writing series. Students go from one PEA paragraph to a complete 400-word essay on La casa de Bernarda Alba: analysing the question, writing a thesis, planning three points and drafting. Includes a 60-minute teacher PowerPoint and a printable 6-page worksheet pack.
Take your Year 13 students from a single paragraph to a full, well-argued essay in Spanish.
In lesson 1 (downloadable for free), students learn the PEA method. In this lesson they use it to build a whole essay on one question: ¿Cómo presenta Lorca el control de Bernarda sobre sus hijas? They break the question down, write a thesis, plan three points and draft the essay, with models to compare against only after they've had a go.
What's included
23-slide teacher PowerPoint for a 60-minute lesson:
a warm-up and question analysis
thesis writing, with two model levels (solid and higher)
three model body paragraphs (roles, space, word and emotions)
model introduction and conclusion
a "level up" slide (better verbs, embedded quotations, adding nuance)
a stretch task
teacher notes on every slide, plus a complete model essay in the final slide's notes
6-page student worksheet pack (PDF):
session plan and warm-up
question analysis and thesis builder
a planning grid (point, quote, technique, effect, context)
a quote bank of 10 key quotations with space to analyse each
scaffolded writing pages for the introduction, three body paragraphs and conclusion
a self-check list with "level up" targets and an extension challenge
Suitable for: A Level Spanish (Year 12–13) literature teaching, one-to-one or small-group tutoring, whole-class lessons and independent study. It works best after lesson 1 (the PEA method), but students who already know PEA can use it on its own.
Format: PowerPoint (.pptx) and printable PDF.
Lesson 2 of the A Level Spanish essay-writing series. Students go from one PEA paragraph to a complete 400-word essay on La casa de Bernarda Alba: analysing the question, writing a thesis, planning three points and drafting. Includes a 60-minute teacher PowerPoint and a printable 6-page worksheet pack.
Take your Year 13 students from a single paragraph to a full, well-argued essay in Spanish.
In lesson 1 (downloadable for free), students learn the PEA method. In this lesson they use it to build a whole essay on one question: ¿Cómo presenta Lorca el control de Bernarda sobre sus hijas? They break the question down, write a thesis, plan three points and draft the essay, with models to compare against only after they've had a go.
What's included
23-slide teacher PowerPoint for a 60-minute lesson:
a warm-up and question analysis
thesis writing, with two model levels (solid and higher)
three model body paragraphs (roles, space, word and emotions)
model introduction and conclusion
a "level up" slide (better verbs, embedded quotations, adding nuance)
a stretch task
teacher notes on every slide, plus a complete model essay in the final slide's notes
6-page student worksheet pack (PDF):
session plan and warm-up
question analysis and thesis builder
a planning grid (point, quote, technique, effect, context)
a quote bank of 10 key quotations with space to analyse each
scaffolded writing pages for the introduction, three body paragraphs and conclusion
a self-check list with "level up" targets and an extension challenge
Suitable for: A Level Spanish (Year 12–13) literature teaching, one-to-one or small-group tutoring, whole-class lessons and independent study. It works best after lesson 1 (the PEA method), but students who already know PEA can use it on its own.
Format: PowerPoint (.pptx) and printable PDF.
