Essay Structure

Essay Structure

Introduction - thesis statement

- outline of main points

- include title of the text and author's name

- can include very brief background about the text to set the scene

- consider and mention positioning techniques, e.g:

Main Body Paragraphs - repeat for all paragraphs

Topic sentence
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Evidence

Evaluation

Concluding sentence

Conclusion - revisit thesis statement

- revisit all main points

- mention author and title

- DO NOT BRING IN ANY NEW INFORMATION

- leave reader with something to think about