Essay writing

Essay writing

When it comes to essay writing it can difficult to create a clear structure. While doing my OU course there is a lot of focus on how to plan out you essays so that they come across in a clear and constructive way. Below is the plan that I use and have been taught, and so far it is working. 

Layout:

Title

You want to use the question as your title or make yourself an interesting one

Introduction 

You should write about 150-200 words for your introduction. In this you want to include what you are going to talk about in your essay and maybe even define some keywords as well.

Paragraphs

A good paragraph uses the PEER method. Firstly you make your Point, then you need to Evaluate your point clearly. Then you need to back up this with Evidence before you refer it back to the question you are trying to answer.

Conclusion 

You want to conclude what you have discussed in your essay but don't add other points or make assumptions. It needs to refer back to your introduction and question.

References

Reference any evidence or quotes