Use these tips to help you craft a clear, focused, high-level essay
- Answer the question
- Pick out the key words
- Keep them in mind throughout your response
- Every paragraph should link back to the question
- Structure clearly
- Introduction –> set you your line of argument
- Body paragraphs –> one main idea each
- Conclusion –> tie it all together
- Depth over breadth
- You can’t include everything
- Select the most relevant points
- Explore them in detail
- Signpost & flow
- Use topic sentences to guide the reader
- Link ideas between paragraphs
- Make your argument feel cohesive
- Final check
- Have I answered the question?
- Is my argument clear?
- Does everything link back?
Strong essays aren’t about cramming in knowledge – they’re about building a clear, focused argument.
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