Cav's Guide - How To Write An Essay

Steps To Go Through - 

1) Read à React

2) Hypothesis à Unpack the question/ prompt + react

3) Research (Examples in a book or text)

4) Stream of consciousness (Free flow writing) à Re read writing 

(If all fails go back to No. 2)

5) Drafting à Organise thoughts/ ideas (Structure)

6) Editing/ Revision

Structuring An Essay:

Intro:

 W.I.F.M.à What's In It For Me

1) Grab Attention: So What?

- Relevant

1-2 Sentences

2) General discussion of topic

1-3 Sentences (Highlight the important aspects of book and focus upon)

Scifi Book à (Characters, technology)

3) THESIS

1 Sentence

Body: Information

Paragraphs

1) Topic sentence
- Mini Thesis

2) Examples from text (3-6 sentences)
- Introduce quote and give relevance to topic sentence
- Quotes
- Explain quote à Why is it important and link back to topic sentence/thesis

3) Transition
- Connects one paragraph to another

Conclusion: 
- Sum up
- Relate back to thesis
- Restate

W.I.F.M à Relevance....So What?

Enders Game Assessment Notes

Question: In the science fiction world of Ender’s Game progress is propelled by fear.

1)    Science Fiction is a Genre  (Technique/Convention and THEMES)

   

-         Space Travel

-         Future

-         Apocalypse

-         Aliens (Buggers)

-         Technology 

      

2)    Fear:

                                                                                      

-         Fear of war àImproved knowledge

-         Fear of becoming Peter (Mean, killing & cruel) à Character develops (Stranger)

-         Fear of death

-         Fear of losing someone

-         Fear of xenophobia (Fear of foreigners) à Alliances made               

-         Fear of conflict (Irony) àConvincing victory                                                 

-         Fear of disappointment (Failure) – Ender is challenged, character develops (Stranger)

-          Fear of buggers à Improved knowledge, Ender is challenged

  

3)    Propel:

-         Monitors

-         Battle School

-         Develop ansible (Instant Messaging) à Improved technology

-         100 Years war

-         The nets (Locke and Demosthenes)

4)    Progress

   

      - Convincing victory (Bullies)

      - Ender is challenged (Military skills develop)

      - Alliances made

      - Improved technology

      - Improved knowledge 

      

  

Locke + Demosthenes

Who is John Locke and Demosthenes?


John Locke was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of enlightenment thinkers. 


Demosthenes was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of Ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece

Give a summary of each and describe how they are related to Valentine and Peter (2-3 sent).


Peter pretends to be someone called John Locke and Valentine pretends to be Demosthenes. These characters relate to Valentine and Peter as both of them are able to change people's thinking of certain ideas of topics relating to politics. 


Summarize Peter and Valentine's position that they take on the nets.

Demosthenes is against Russia as they are starting to plan a war to gain power. They have a treaty against the buggers this weakens their defense against the buggers. Demosthenes is very radical and puts all her ideas on the net trying to beat Locke. Locke is very moderate and Demosthenes is a very radical person in the way he talks. 




What role does fear play into how successful Valentine and Peter are?

Technological Advance

How is technology a key element in the advancement of the plot? List important technological elements of the story.

- The Monitor
- Space Ships
- Battle Suits
- The Game
- The Battle Room
- Flash Suits
- The Desk
- The Master Command Computer
- Zero Gravity 



Take that list and label whether you think that this technology is good or bad. You can have them in both lists.

- The Monitor - Bad

- Space Ships - Good

- Battle Suits - Good

- The Game - Good

- The Battle Room - Both

- Flash Suits - Good

- The Desk - Good

- The Master Command Computer - Good

- Zero Gravity - Both

Do you think that the story presents technological advance as being positive or negative?


I think the story presents technological advance as being very positive. There are many reasons as they are using this technology for educational and military purposes. The battle room is a very good example as there is this concept of no gravity and things like gates and stars that need to be passed and collected. The whole story is based in space which shows a technological advances that let us live in space. Other advances include the monitor, space ships, the desk, the master command computer, the zero gravity which confuses your sense of direction. 




What part do humans play in this advancement of technology? Do they drive the advancement or are they victims?


Humans play a massive part in this advancement as all of these things could not have be thought and then thus created. Humans have been innovative by thinking of new ideas and thinking of ideas to improve on. The buggers have influenced the humans to create all this as if they don't the buggers will kill them. This shows they don't want to create all these advancements but have to for the only reason to survive. 

Story Based Conclusions On Ender In The Book Chapter 1-7

• Ender adds to the story a sense, of sensitivity because he is super sensitive.
• The story would change because if there was no Ender or a character with less sensitivity the story would change into a story about
• The bullies wouldn’t be needed in the story
• If Ender wasn’t in the story then we wouldn’t have a theme, main character or have any point of the ideas of buggers, battle school and command school
• There is pressure on him, he gets bullied everywhere he goes and is always the one put out
• Maybe its not they great to be the chosen one because he would get bullied and have to be isolated
• The idea of being exploited for being the chosen one
• The story would become more about the Buggers rather than the boy himself. Ender is one of the only characters that is super sensitive.
• We have a story based around the chosen one.
• Main characters need to be smart and sensitive in order for a story to be more interesting and people being feeling sympathy for Ender and his struggle throw
• This story should not be about Ender massacring buggers but making peace with them and forgiving them 
• Ender is the main character in the book. He is bullied everywhere he goes whether it be Earth or at Battle School. The story would change dramatically if Ender was not in the book as the buggers could not be defeated, Mazer Rahckman would not have to ''Babysit'' or teach Ender in Command School, his family wouldn't have the burden of a third in the family and would defeat the purpose of Graff in the story, looking after Ender and pushing him far to have a chance to defeat the buggers. All of these points could not be achieved if Ender was not in the book.

Enders Game Quiz Chapters 1-7

1. What person is the narrative told in? 3rd person
2. What is a 'Third'? A third child in a family (born third)
3. What game does Peter want to play with Ender? Buggers and Astronauts
4. What are two reasons why Ender doesn't want to go to battle school? He will miss his family especially Valentine and doesn't want to be like Peter (A fighter or killer)
5. What type of irony is used when the audience knows more than the characters?
6. How does Graff treat Ender when he first gets to battle school? Badly and differently, not as his friend and points him out amongst the other students making the other students hate Ender
7. Who is Ender's room leader at battle school? Ender is the room leader
8. What happens when Ender goes to the games room for the first time? He watches the bigger kids play and learns from what they do then challenges and beats them
9. Who is Bernard and what is Ender's relationship to him? Another launchie in Enders group and he hates Ender because he broke his arm, he also constantly picks on Ender
10. What role is Alai voted in to? What role does he now play for the group? Unit Leader
11. What mistake does Ender make immediately upon joining Salamander Army?
    What happens to Ender in the battle against Condor that gets him recognition?
    Making friends with the group that out casted Petra
    Ender breaks the rules set by the Commander (Not shooting anyone) and wins the game for the Salamander Army

Chapter 3 + 4 Characterisation Of Ender

Chapter 3
- Ender was scared of facing Stilson at school he didn't know what him and his friends would do to him
- Ender didn't want to go to school that day and then there was a knock at the door it was Graff Ender then thought to himself ''Maybe I don't have to go to school today after all''
- This shows a bit of humor
- Peter said to Ender that he is in big trouble because of what he did to Stilson
- Ender replies by saying he is only a Juvenile and Peter tells him he is third and he has no rights
- The officer asked Ender if he had any explanation for his behavior towards Stilson
- Ender then feels scared and Graff gets him to explain why he kept kicking Stilson
- Ender said so they would never bother him again and now he is starting to feel anger
- Graff then introduces himself and Ender is surprised and confused of what is going on
- Ender was accepted into the school and told that his last step to get there was what happened when they took the monitor off
- There are then many reasons for and against Ender going to Battle school
- Graff explains to Ender what they do there and why he needs to go
- Because he is a third his parents wouldn't miss him after long and this influenced his choice to go as it was what is right and the only that would miss him was Valentine
- Ender thinks about it and decides to go

Chapter 4


- Ender was feeling sick because there was no gravity in the shuttle
- Ender is looking at the Officers and realise's he is being watched and analysed
- Ender was afraid not to be accepted by the other 19 boys and was thinking about being like them but decides not to
- Ender then makes his way up the ladder and floats to his seat in the shuttle and straps in his seat belt
- Ender is then singled out for laughing at Graff cause he is the only ''Smart one'' on the shuttle being he had figured out how the gravity works and knew Graff was upside down
- This made the other students hate Ender and Ender though to himself why was Graff doing this to him
- There was a boy behind Ender on the shuttle and he was kicking his chair
- Ender told him to stop but he didn't so Ender turned around and grabbed his arm
- He twisted it but didn't mean to hurt him as much as he did and little did Ender know he had broken his arm
- Ender then felt really bad as all the other boys looked at him and the other boy screamed out in pain
- Ender felt as though he was a killer like Peter and this is not what he wanted to be a killer. He repeats to himself ''I'm not a killer, I'm not like Peter.''
- Ender then figures out Graff could not be his friend and Ender started worrying about the buggers and wondered how he was going to defeat them