Video Pre-production Worksheet & Script Outline

• Name: Hafsa AL Essai, Fida Al-shaqsi

• Subject: English language
• Title of Video: How to Write the Perfect Essay
• Intended Audience (Who is this video for?):
Students
College students
• Concept: This video is an educational video that targets students in schools and colleges. It
teaches students how to write an effective and well-organized essay. Therefore, it explains the
steps that students must follow while writing an essay. These steps are brain storming, writing an
outline, introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
• Issue/trend: a trend in teaching English Language (a guide on how to write a simple and
informative essay)
• Runtime: 13 minute and 36 seconds
• Software/ program used: PowerPoint, Animaker, Screen-o-matic, Screencastify, and InShot
• Purpose (Why am I making this video? What do I want people to know? What the issue to
improve/solve/ trends to understand/ to simplify content/topics):
This video is aiming to teach students how to write a good essay, introducing all the essential parts
that should be included in an essay, providing techniques, tips and examples.
• Film Style (How do I want this video to look?):
Animated video, tutorial video (recorded lesson).

Scenes Visual aids Audio Duration

(0) [Background]: a room with [Background Music] 3

Introduction plants and a projection seconds
screen
[Text]: How to Write the
Perfect Essay

(1) [Background]: a classroom [Background Music] 14

Introduction setting
[character]: waving then
talking + using her hands
Hello friend! I have heard that you are seconds
struggling while writing your essay for your
English class. No worries, I will be your
trustworthy guide, and teach you step by step
how to write a perfect essay.
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Introduction pt.2 a piece of writing
[Character]: talking+ using
her hands
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Before that, let me tell you a little bit about seconds
essay. An essay is a piece of writing that is
written to convince some one of something or
to simply inform the reader of a particular topic.
In order to do that, your essay must include
several important components that flow
together in a coherent and logical way.

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Transitioning to a person writing a paper
the first step
[Character]: talking while
facing sideway
[Text 1]: FIVE STEPS
Writing an essay can be tricky my friend, but seconds
today I will expose you to five steps to write a
well-organized essay.
The first step is Brain storming, let’s have a
look together.

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yellow circle from top-
down notion]

[Text 2]: 1. Brainstorming

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angled rectangle in a pop-
up notion]

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Brain storming background with circles on
the corners
[Image]: on the corner of
the slide, a boy with
lightbulbs above his head
Brain storming is important because: seconds
• It encourages free speech and
creativity.
• It helps to reveal new ideas and
solutions.
• Gain clarity and narrowing down ideas.

[Text 1]: 1. Brain Storming

[Text 2]: Brain storming

encourages free speech
and creativity

[Text 3]: It helps to reveal

new ideas and solutions

[Text 4]: Gain clarity and

narrowing down ideas.

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white rectangles with
yellow boarders, in a Wipe
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Brain storming background with circles on There are three effective techniques for brain seconds
pt.2 the corners storming which are:
1. Listing:
[Text 1]: Brain Storming Which is writing down all the ideas that
Techniques comes across your mind immediately after
reading the topic of the essay. After writing
[Text 2]: Listing your list, try to cross out what seems
irrelevant or what does not interest you and
[Text 3]: Clustering/ Ming keep the ones that you like and want to write
Mapping about.

[Text 4]: Journalistic 2. Clustering/ Mind Mapping:

Questions
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yellow beveled rectangles
in a float in notion]
Write down your essay’s topic in the middle
and start to draw multiple branches out of it.
Then to each branch draw other more
branches. Let your ideas flow onto the page.
3. Journalistic Questions:
In this technique, use WH questions
regarding your topic: Who? What? Where?
And so on. And for each question write down
a possible answer, then review your
answers. Do you have enough information
for some questions but you are lacking for
the others? Using these answers will help
you create the Outline of your essay and the
thesis too.

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Transitioning to two people discussing Well, that was interesting, now you might think seconds
the second step notes I will start writing the essay now!! No friend the
second step is an essential one, you need to
[Character]: Talking while do an Outline! How to write one? Let’s see
using her hand, thinking, together.
then talking again.

[Text]: 2. The Outline

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angled rectangle in a fade
notion]

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The Outline background with circles on An essay outline is a plan of your academic and 6
the corners paper, where you structure it and organize the seconds
main points into paragraphs so it would be
[Text 1]: 2. Outline easier for you to write an essay.
 [Text 2]: While college essay types are many, the
introduction common structure for most of them is five-
• Mention the topic of paragraph. Each essay needs Introduction,
your essay. Body (paragraphs with arguments), and
• General statement. Conclusion; so, a general format of your essay
• Thesis statement. outline will include all these components.
Body Paragraphs
• Minimum three Introduction:
paragraphs. Here you’ll mention the topic of your essay and
• Topic sentence its thesis. As you know, essays can’t live
with an argument. without a thesis; so, a thesis statement in your
• Supportive outline will help you support it in each
evidence. paragraph of your essay body.
Conclusion
• Restate your Body paragraphs:
thesis. There will be a minimum three paragraphs in
your essay’s body, so make sure to include
• Wrap up your
each one in the outline. For each paragraph,
essay.
write down a topic sentence with an argument
• Summarize the
relating to your thesis and mention all the
goal of your essay.
support: data, facts, examples, and other
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evidence you’ll use to prove the topic sentence
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of this paragraph.
notion]

Conclusion:
Restate your thesis, wrap up your essay here,
and summarize the goal of your paper.

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The Outline pt. background with circles on So, your outline must look like this: seconds
2 the corners
[Text]: Your Outline MUST In the introduction, introduce the main topic,
look like this the specific topic, and your thesis statement.

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notion]
[Image]: a sample of what
an outline should look like/
consist of
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scene in a grow and turn
notion]
In each body paragraph, start with the topic
sentence and then provide your supportive
evidence.
And, finally, in the conclusion summarize the
topic, state the significance of the subject, and
short evaluation of future development.
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Transitioning to a person writing down on
the third step some sticky notes
[Character]: Talking while
using her hands
(10) [Background]: a hall
Transitioning to
the third step [Character]: setting on a
pt.2 director seat, holding a
megaphone speaker,
calling
[Text]: 3. The Introduction
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angled rectangle in a pop
center notion]
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The Introduction background with circles on
the corners
[Text 1]: 3. The
Introduction
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notion]
[Text 2]:
• Attention Grabber.
• General Statement.
• Road Map
• Thesis Statement
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Arrow Process layout in a
bounce notion]
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So, after brain storming and outlining, you can
actually start writing. Starting with the most
important component
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The head, the eye catching, and the creative, seconds
the introduction. Let’s have a look on how to
write an introduction for your essay.
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Your Introduction must include four main and 6
elements which are: seconds
1- Attention Grabber:
It may be a quote, shocking information, a
story, or a dialogue about a particular topic.
This element makes the essay sound
interesting.
2- General Statement:
Include a general sentence about the topic.
Also, you have to make sure that your
introduction is moving from the general to
the more specific in the regard of your
topic.
3- Road Map:
You must provide the reader with indicators
that show the logical order you will follow
in your essay.
4- Thesis Statement:
At the end of your introduction, there
should be your thesis statement which
argues the most important components of
the introduction. Your thesis statement
should state the aim of the paper (the

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The Introduction background with circles on
pt. 2 the corners
[Text 1]: What is the logical
order of ideas?
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notion]
[Text 2]:
Chronological Order
• Good for Narrative
Spatial Order
• Good for Description
Emphatic Order
• Good for College
Writing.
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Bending Picture Accent
List layout in a grow and
turn notion]
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with images: a clock, two
arrows and a check list
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The Introduction background with circles on
pt. 3 the corners, a pen and a
paper
[Text 1]: Example
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notion]
[Text 2]: When a student
joins a university, she has
to make a choice between
two types of student lives:
living on campus or living
whole essay) and give insight into the
author’s examples and evidence.
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What is the logical order of ideas? seconds
A- Chronological Order:
Ordering ideas based on time which is
good for narrative.
B- Spatial Order:
Ordering ideas from the top to the bottom.
This type of order is good for description of
locations.
C- Emphatic Order:
Ordering the ideas from the ones that are
less important to the ones that are more
important. And this type of order is effective
for college writings.
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Here is an example of an introduction written and 24
for compare and contrast essay about living on seconds
campus and living at home.
So, as you can see the first sentence “When a
student joins a university, she has to make a
choice between two types of student lives:
living on campus or living at home” is the
attention grabber that grab the attentions of the
reader.
The second sentence “Students who live on
campus live in a different environment and with
new friends. On the other hand, living at home
 at home. Students who live means living in a familiar situation with parents
on campus live in a and other family members” is the general
different environment and statement of the essay.
with new friends. On the
other hand, living at home The third sentence “A student needs to
means living in a familiar understand the pros and cons of these two
situation with parents and types of lives in order to make a good decision”
other family members. A is the road map of the writer that show the
student needs to direction that he will take in his writing.
understand the pros and
cons of these two types of And the last sentence “Living on campus and
lives in order to make a living at home differ in responsibilities and
good decision. Living on comfort, but they are similar in terms of their
campus and living at home suitability for studies” is the thesis statement of
differ in responsibilities the essay.
and comfort, but they are
similar in terms of their
suitability for studies.

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random bars notion]

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Transitioning to a laptop, papers and a cup You feel much confident now huh?! Now you seconds
the fourth step of coffee will move to the heart of the essay

[Character]: talking while

using her hands

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Transitioning to a girls stressing about where most students get intimidated by seconds
the fourth step writing
pt. 2
[Character]: talking while
facing sideway

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Transitioning to blue and white gradient no worries my friend, everything will be clear, seconds
the fourth step here is on how to write the body
pt., 3 [Character]: talking while
using her hands

[Text]: 4. The Body

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angled rectangle in a pop-
left notion]
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Remember background with circles on
the corners, a pen and a
paper on the corner
[Text 1]: Remember
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notion]
[Text 2]:
Each main idea that you
wrote in Your OUTLINE
will become a separate
section within the body of
your essay.
Each body paragraph that
argues or explain your
topic will have the same
basic structure, which is
going to be discussed
shortly
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rectangular in zoom
notion]
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The Body background with circles on
the corners, a piece of
paper and a clip in the
middle
[Text 1]: Body paragraph
[Text 2]: Topic Sentence
[Text 3]: Explain Topic
Sentence
[Text 4]: Provide
Supportive Examples
[Text 5]: Supportive
Evidence Must be
Relevant
[Text 6]: Write a Transition
Sentence
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in notion]
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Each main idea that you wrote in Your seconds
OUTLINE will become a separate section
within the body of your essay.
Each body paragraph that argues or explains
your topic will have the same basic structure,
which is going to be discussed shortly.
.
So, each Body Paragraph will include the 1 minute
following: and 8
seconds
• Topic Sentence:
Each paragraph within the body must include a
topic sentence that relates the discussion back
to the thesis statement.
• Explain Topic Sentence:
After stating your Topic sentence, write another
sentence that offer more explanation to your
topic sentence to make it clear and can be
easily understood.
• Provide Supportive Examples:
Include substantial examples and supportive
evidence that support your argument and
remember to cite.
• Supportive Evidence Must be Relevant:
Make sure that each example and supportive
evidence is relevant to your particular topic.
• Write a Transition Sentence:
Ensure that transition sentences are present in
your essay, at least once, to create a good flow
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texts and appeared in a fly
in notion too]

(19) [Background]: white So, here is an example of one body paragraph 1 minute
The Body pt. 2 background with circles on and a transition sentence from the same essay and 10
the corners, a piece of that the introduction has been taken from. seconds
paper and a paper clip

[Text 1]: Example
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notion]
[Text 2]: Another
difference between living
on campus and living at
home is
comfort. For example,
living on campus is
comparatively insecure
because she lives in a
different place with new
people. On the
other hand, living at home
can make her feel safer
and more
secure because she lives
with her parents.
Moreover, living
on campus forces her to
eat food that she may not
be used
to eating. Consequently,
she does not feel
comfortable.
In contrast, a student who
lives at home enjoys home
cooked
meals and other comforts
of home. To sum up, living
on campus
and living at home are
different in comfort.
As you can see, firstly, we start with the topic
sentence which is “Another difference between
living on campus and living at home is
Comfort”, so we get to know that this
paragraph will talk about comfort.
Then, the second sentence explains the topic
sentence more “For example, living on campus
is comparatively insecure
because she lives in a different place with new
people”.
After that, the writer provides more supportive
examples and evidence.
And the last purple sentence here, as you can
see, which is “Despite these differences in
responsibility and comfort, living on
campus and living at home are similar in terms
of their suitability for studies” is the transition
sentence.
And we get to know from this transition that
after talking about the differences between
living on campus and living at home, the writer
now will move to talk about the similarities
between living on campus and living at home.

Despite these differences

in responsibility and
comfort, living on
campus and living at
home are similar in terms
of their suitability
for studies.
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Transitioning to
the fifth step [Character]: setting in the
desk, using a laptop and
talking
[Text]: 5. The Conclusion
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angled rectangle in a pop-
center notion]
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The Conclusion background with circles on
the corners, an orange
envelope on the corner
[Text 1]: Restating
[Text 2]: Wrapping up
[Text 3]: Personal
Statement
[Text 4]: Closing
Statement
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which are hold by hands]
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The Conclusion background with circles on
pt. 2 the corners, a pen and a
paper
[Text 1]: Example
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notion]
[Text 2]: In conclusion,
living on campus and living
at home differ in terms of
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You made it my friend, now you are in the last seconds
step of writing this essay, all is left is your
conclusion. Have a look!
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Your conclusion must consist of three to five and 5
strong sentences that provide reinforcement to seconds
your thesis:
1- Restating:
Here you should restate or rewrite your
thesis statement using different words or
phrases.
2- Wrapping up:
In this part you should wrap all of your main
arguments and points in a simplified
manner.
3- Personal Statement:
In this part you are able to expose your
personal situation by, for example,
providing your advice, perspective, opinion,
or your recommendations to the reader.
4- Closing Statement:
This statement ensure that that the reader
is left with something to think about,
especially if it is an argumentative essay.
This is an example of the conclusion from the 44
same previous essay. seconds
So, firstly, you must start with phrases such as
in conclusion, to sum up or all in all.
And then restate your thesis statement, here
for example “living on campus and living at
home differ in terms of responsibilities and
comfort”.
After that provide your personal statement and
here it is in the form of an advice “A student,
 responsibilities and therefore, needs to consider these differences
comfort. A student, before she makes a decision”.
therefore, needs to
consider these differences And, finally, provide your closing statement
before she makes a “However, there is indeed one very significant
decision. However, there is similarity between them; both of them provide
indeed one very significant suitable situations for studying and improving
similarity between them; skills”
both of them provide
suitable situations for
studying and improving
skills.

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notion]

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Closing setting Now my friend you made it. You have now all seconds
the skills needed to write your perfect essay, all
[Character]: talking while you need is to grab a paper and follow these
using her hands steps

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Closing pt. 2 background with two you will have by the end a perfect essay that seconds
images of a boy and a girl will impress all your classmates and your
writing teacher too

[Character]: talking while

using her hands

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Closing pt. 3 plants and a projection good luck. seconds
screen

[Text]:
Produced by:
Hafsa AL Essai
Fida AL shaqsi
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Closing pt. 4 chalkboard seconds
[Text]:
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•Hanski, M. (2020, May

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•Brainstorming
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