Writing Tasks – Informative Essay 1 – The Beatles

INFORMATIVE ESSAY 1
The Beatles
Before you start, read the ‘How To Write Informative Essays' sheets.

This worksheet will help you to think about, plan and write an informative essay.
You will be given some information and then you are directed to find out more. By
looking at the questions asked, you will have an idea of what to look for. You are
also given a framework to write your essay in.
The Beatles John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Born Liverpool
Group formed 1959
First hit 1963 – ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’
1964 - 1969 30 songs reached Top Ten in America
1970 Group split up
1971 Paul McCartney formed ‘Wings’ band with wife Linda
1980 John Lennon murdered
Find out more information about the Beatles.
How to get more information:
 The Internet
 Library
 CD ROM
 Newspapers and Magazines

 Use the following as a guide to writing your essay

Who were the Beatles and what were they famous for?

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How many members of the group were there and what were their names?

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Where and when were they born? What sort of childhood did they have?

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How did they meet?

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How successful were they?

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Which were their most successful No. 1’s and albums?

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When and why did they split up?

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What did the members of the group go on to do?

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Sum up what you think of the Beatles.

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Use the above as a guide to writing your essay. You may wish to add more
information. If you do, think about where it would go in your essay.

Read through your work

Does it make sense?
Can you add anything to each section?
Do any of the spellings need changing?

Discuss your work with your tutor. Do they have any suggestions?

Rewrite the piece in your own words, using each section as a paragraph.

Discuss your work with a tutor and decide what you need to work on next.