Best in class: essay writing (EN)
PEEL: Point — Evidence — Explain — Link. One paragraph = one main idea, not a dump of all opinions.
Case: 250 words in the exam clock
If you have 45 minutes and target ~250 words, you have roughly 10–12 minutes per 80–100 words, including planning. Write that budget on the exam paper in pencil, then cross it out.
3 tasks
1) Outline in 3 bullets
Topic: sustainable school lunch. Write intro point, one body key idea, one conclusion direction — no full sentences, only signposts.
Model: (intro) current waste → (body) one concrete measure + effect → (end) who gains / limit of idea.
2) Topic sentence that earns its paragraph
Write one body paragraph of 5–6 sentences on the same topic; underline the topic sentence only if it can stand alone as a mini-claim.
Checklist: No new big idea in the last sentence, examples support the first sentence, link word at the start of sentence 2 or 3.
3) Micro-edit: wordiness
Cut 30% of words from a sample paragraph of yours without losing the argument (do it on a copy).
Answer (shape): remove “in order to”, double hedges, repeated nouns, swap passive where active is clearer — count words before/after.