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3.10 Non Fiction: Personal Essay

Literature in English · Grade 11 · 6 lessons in the design

What you will be able to do

  • explain features of a personal essay for comprehension
  • describe the structure of personal essays for literary study
  • analyse the subject matter in a personal essay for critical evaluation
  • recognise the significance of personal essays as non-fiction literature

Key questions

“Why do we study personal essays?”

Lessons

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  1. What is a personal essay?
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain what a personal essay is.
  2. Features of a personal essay
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain the features of a personal essay.
  3. The structure of a personal essay
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe the structure of personal essays.
  4. Subject matter in personal essays
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Analyse the subject matter in personal essays.
  5. Analysing a personal essay
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Analyse the subject matter and style of a personal essay.
  6. The significance of personal essays as non-fiction literature
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Recognise the significance of personal essays and answer the key inquiry.