English Essay

Activity planner

Giving a brief overview on what is an essay and what are the main
DAY 1 components of an essay
Engaging students in discussion about how to write an essay
Discussing the reasons of failure of majority students in English essay
according to the FPSC Examiner reports
Writing short paragraphs of 100-150 words on topics chosen by the
students themselves
Discussing some essay topics from the past papers:
• Imagination is more important than knowledge
• Pros and cons of globalization
• Polarized politics: the issues and challenges of democracy in
DAY 2 Pakistan
• Democracy and illiteracy do not move together
• The emerging problem of social media: Prospects and Problems
Decoding the topics by engaging students
Discussion on how to make an outline
Asking the students to make outlines on any of the above topics
Discussion about how to write an introduction
The analysis of a good and bad introduction
Spotting the errors in a bad introduction
DAY 3 Engaging students by giving them a task to write an introduction on any
one of the topics discussed in the previous lecture
Giving a sample introduction on the topic:
Climate change: A myth or reality
Teaching students on how to write a paragraph
DAY 4 Topic: Climate change: a myth or reality
Giving tips on creating coherence between paragraphs
Asking students to write 5 paragraphs on the given topic
Busting the myths regarding paragraph writing
Topic of Discussion:
Pros and cons of globalization
DAY 5 Engaging students in writing 5 paragraphs on the given topic
Teaching how to write an effective conclusion
Asking students to write conclusion of the given topic and discussing
them one by one
Thorough discussion about how to tackle an abstract essay
Topic of discussion:
DAY 6 When life throws you lemons, make lemonade
 Asking students to make an outline on the above topic and discussing it
individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 5
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
Making an outline in the class on the following topic:
DAY 7 Topic: Boys will be boys
Discussing the outline individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 5
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
Making an outline in the class on the following topic:
DAY 8 Topic: Labor saving devices are more troublesome than they worth
Discussing the outline individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 5
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
Making an outline in the class on the following topic:
DAY 9 Topic: Crisis of Good Governance in Pakistan: needs for reforms and
institution building
Discussing the outline individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 10
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
Making an outline in the class on the following topic:
DAY 10 Topic: Gender equality is a myth
Discussing the outline individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 10
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
Making an outline in the class on the following topic:
DAY 11 Topic: Does foreign aid help to achieve economic stability?
Discussing the outline individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 10
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
Making an outline in the class on the following topic:
DAY 12 Topic: Expanding Information Technology; A curse or a blessing
Discussing the outline individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 10
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
Making an outline in the class on the following topic:
DAY 13 Topic: Higher Education in Pakistan: ills and remedies
Discussing the outline individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 10
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
 Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
Making an outline in the class on the following topic:
DAY 14 Topic: The emerging power of Social media: Prospects and problems
Discussing the outline individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 10
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
Making an outline in the class on the following topic:
Topic: Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living
DAY 15 our fears
Discussing the outline individually
Writing a short introduction and giving a task for home to write 10
paragraphs and a conclusion on the above-mentioned topic
Discussion on task given in the previous lecture
DAY 16 Answering the queries of students if they have any confusion left
regarding English essay
Giving some valuable tips to boost score