Personality essay: are introverts undervalued at work?
A nuanced discursive essay on introverts in the modern workplace; students analyze its argument and hedging, then write a discussion essay.
C1Adults55 minEssay
About this lesson
A C1 writing lesson (essay). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Essay
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Personality
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Matching, Multiple choice, Gap-fill
- Key words
- introvert, extrovert, trait, temperament, reflective, articulate, nuanced, spectrum
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Write a discursive essay that takes a qualified, nuanced position
- Use hedging and stance language to avoid overgeneralising
- Challenge the assumptions behind an essay question