ESSAYS MADE EASY!! (How to write essays?)

Member Name: xxxLOUISExxx

Product:	How to write essays?
Date:	09/03/09 (105 review reads)
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Advantages: Follow this structure and gain good marks

Disadvantages: takes a fair amount of time

I hate essays as much as the next person, but with a little structure and thought they aren't so bad..

The steps I always follow are:


1. Brief intro/summary of essay;

2. Catchy (usually controversial) quote which is entirely relevant to the area (either positive or negtive) -i.e. 'It was said by...that'...'. This essay sets to examine... it is argued that ...'s notion/idea/statement that...(refer back to quote) is correct/incorrect .'

3. Main body -I always try not to go over too much historical info and only encorporate if it adds anything -e.g. 'recent deleopments have seen a move away from a ... approach', where I may very briefly mention the prior position.

4. Dicussion and brief conclusion (refer back to into quote in conclucsion).

As a starting point, I usually opt for 3 journal articles (if poss) with strong views for each side and also one which provides a balanced overview of the subject area.

I then divide the various arguments into sub-headings and (if ejournals) cut and paste relevant bits from each article (for and against) under the sub-heading. Then look and see where I may need more support and seek it out.

This all takes about 1/2-1 day. I then give myself a couple of days to write and to edit and do bib & refs etc


I hope this helps everyone in your essay writing :-)

Summary: Gives a good structure to an essay and hopefully gains good marks