REMEMBER THE TITANS ESSAY PLANNING
‘Remember the Titans is an inspirational story about how racial
tension and prejudice can be overcome.’
YOUR TASK: Write an essay that outlines how the characters in the film
demonstrate how racial prejudice can be overcome.
Your essay will need to be five paragraphs long, including an introduction and a
conclusion.
Tips for essay writing Introduction:
What will this essay explore? This is where you introduce the ideas and arguments
that will be discussed in the body of your essay.
Paragraph one:
Topic sentence (what will this paragraph explore?)
Eg. Emma Hoyt (Gerry’s girlfriend) is a character who demonstrates how racial
prejudice can be overcome.
Choose some examples from the film, including quotes, to show how Emma’s
character changes throughout the film and how these changes support your
argument.
YOU WILL ONLY DISCUSS ONE POINT (or character) PER PARAGRAPH.
1. My topic:
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2. The words I would underline are
3. The words can be defined as follows;
Planning the essay:
My introduction will briefly cover the following: (you should have three points)
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Paragraph 1
Each main body paragraph will have;
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Topic sentence: what are you exploring in this paragraph?
NB: your topic sentence must always relate to the QUESTION
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Evidence: what quote or event from the film will you use to prove your point?
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Explanation: how does the evidence you have used support your point?
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Link: can you link this paragraph to your next paragraph and/or the
topic?
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Paragraph 2:
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Topic sentence: what are you exploring in this paragraph?
NB: your topic sentence must always relate to the QUESTION
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Evidence: what quote or event from the film will you use to prove your point?
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Explanation: how does the evidence you have used support your point?
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Link: can you link this paragraph to your next paragraph and/or the
topic?
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Paragraph 3:
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Topic sentence: what are you exploring in this paragraph?
NB: your topic sentence must always relate to the QUESTION
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Evidence: what quote or event from the film will you use to prove your point?
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Explanation: how does the evidence you have used support your point?
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Link: can you link this paragraph to your next paragraph and/or the
topic?
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8. I will conclude my essay by
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Proving that________
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Linking back to the topic by_________
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Quote “_______________