What does a good essay look like

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What does a good essay look like?
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• Introduction
• Approx 10 of word length
• One paragraph

It has 4 distinct sections

• Body
• Approx 80 of word length
• Multiple paragraphs

• Conclusion
• Approx 10 of word length
• One paragraph

• List of References
• Includes all sources cited in-text

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• Introduction approx 10 of word length
• Theme
• Structure
• Body approx 80 of word length
• Paragraph 1
• Paragraph 2
• Paragraph 3
• Paragraph 4
• Paragraph 5
• Conclusion approx 10 of word length
• Theme
• Structure

The introduction is a one or two sentence summary
of your answer to the essay question
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• Introduction approx 10 of word length
• Theme
• Structure
• Body approx 80 of word length
• Paragraph 1
• Paragraph 2
• Paragraph 3
• Paragraph 4
• Paragraph 5 etc
• Conclusion approx 10 of word length
• Theme
• Structure

The theme is a one or two sentence summary of
your answer to the essay question
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Introduction
It has 4 distinct sections

• Body
• Multiple paragraphs
• 80 of word length
• Includes virtually all your in-text referencing
• It follows the outline provided in the
  introduction
• Each paragraph supports the theme

Conclusion
List of References
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• Introduction
• Theme
• Structure
• Body
• Paragraph 1
• Bite size piece of theory
• Bite size piece of case study
• The link between the theory and the case study
• Paragraph 2
• Paragraph 3
• Paragraph 4
• Paragraph 5
• Conclusion
• Theme restated
• Structure restated

The theme provides an answer to the essay
question it does not just restate the essay
question
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• Introduction
• Theme
• Structure
• Body
• Paragraph 1
• Bite size piece of theory
• Bite size piece of case study
• The link between the theory and the case study
• Paragraph 2
• Paragraph 3
• Paragraph 4
• Paragraph 5
• Conclusion
• Theme
• Structure

How does this paragraph support this theme?
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Introduction
It has 4 distinct sections
Body
Conclusion
List of References
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Organise your paper into a series of paragraphs

• This is a good resource to find out how to write
  in paragraphs

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Linking your paper up

• This is a good webpage to visit to get
  information about how to make transitions/links
  in your paper

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Final editing and revision

• This is a good web page to give you some clues on
  how to revise your paper before submitting it.