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ESSAY WRITING – STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION
The material included in this guide has been gathered and adapted from the following
publications:
The Study Skills Handbook – Stella Cottrell
The Mature Student’s Guide to Writing – Jean Rose
How to Write Better Essays – Bryan Greetham
Reading, Writing and Reasoning – Gavin Fairbairn and Christopher Winch
Writing at University – Phyllis Crème and Mary R. Lea
The guide concentrates on structural and organisational aspects. For guidance on
style and clarity in essay writing, see the separate guide Essay Writing (2).
The guidelines should be taken as just that. There is no rule, for example, that says
you must plan an essay before writing it. Some people find that they work best by
getting the ideas flowing first and imposing some sort of structure later; it is only once
they start writing that they start to have an idea of what their direction will be. Even
so, they must be clear at the outset as to what the essay title requires of them to
make sure that they stay within its constraints. If, however, you are fairly new to
essay writing and not very confident about it, you might find it helpful to follow the
suggested stages in a fairly methodical way.
A GOOD ESSAY STRUCTURE:
Is made easier by prior planning
Makes it clear how you are going to address the question, where you are going
and why
Sets out your main ideas clearly
Makes it clear how the main ideas relate to each other
Takes the reader through your answer in a logical, progressive way
Helps the reader to remember what you’ve said
Organises groups of related information in paragraphs
Uses connecting words and phrases to relate each point/idea to earlier and later
points.
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A MODEL ESSAY STRUCTURE
Introduction
Arouse the reader’s interest
Set the scene
Explain how you interpret the question set
Define or explain key terms if necessary
Identify the issues that you...
ESSAY WRITING – STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION
The material included in this guide has been gathered and adapted from the following
publications:
The Study Skills Handbook – Stella Cottrell
The Mature Student’s Guide to Writing – Jean Rose
How to Write Better Essays – Bryan Greetham
Reading, Writing and Reasoning – Gavin Fairbairn and Christopher Winch
Writing at University – Phyllis Crème and Mary R. Lea
The guide concentrates on structural and organisational aspects. For guidance on
style and clarity in essay writing, see the separate guide Essay Writing (2).
The guidelines should be taken as just that. There is no rule, for example, that says
you must plan an essay before writing it. Some people find that they work best by
getting the ideas flowing first and imposing some sort of structure later; it is only once
they start writing that they start to have an idea of what their direction will be. Even
so, they must be clear at the outset as to what the essay title requires of them to
make sure that they stay within its constraints. If, however, you are fairly new to
essay writing and not very confident about it, you might find it helpful to follow the
suggested stages in a fairly methodical way.
A GOOD ESSAY STRUCTURE:
Is made easier by prior planning
Makes it clear how you are going to address the question, where you are going
and why
Sets out your main ideas clearly
Makes it clear how the main ideas relate to each other
Takes the reader through your answer in a logical, progressive way
Helps the reader to remember what you’ve said
Organises groups of related information in paragraphs
Uses connecting words and phrases to relate each point/idea to earlier and later
points.
Study Support Service
1
Student Services
A MODEL ESSAY STRUCTURE
Introduction
Arouse the reader’s interest
Set the scene
Explain how you interpret the question set
Define or explain key terms if necessary
Identify the issues that you...