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PARAGRAPHS SHOULD BE A WELL-CHOSEN LENGTH AND EACH ONE SHOULD MOVE THE STORY FORWARD IN A CLEAR WAY, HELPING THE READER (=MARKER) ENJOY THE FLOW OF THE ESSAY
IF USING HEADINGS/SUBHEADINGS(WHICH ARE NOT COMPULSORY FOR THIS ESSAY) DON’T TALK ABOUT SUBJECTS UNDER A HEADING THAT DON’T RELATE TO THAT HEADING. HEADINGS CAN ALSO BREAK UP THE FLOW OF AN ESSAY. PROBABLY JUST AVOID THEM.
Introduction
IDENTIFY KEY ISSUES/QUESTIONS TO BE COVERED WITH A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF WHY THEY’RE IMPORTANT/INTERESTING
SET OUT SIGNPOSTS INDICATING HOW YOU PROPOSE TO DEVELOP YOUR ARGUMENT
IF YOU MENTION A POIT OR TOPIC IN THE INTRO, YOU MUST MENTION THIS LATER ON AS THE INTRODUCTION IS LIKE A GAMEPLAN OF WHAT YOU’LL DISCUSS
IF THERE ARE INTERESTING/RELEVANT TOPICS YOU CAN’T COVER, MAKE SURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU’VE CONSIDERED THEM BY SAYING THAT THEY’RE BEYOND THE SCOPE OFD THIS ESSAY.
INTRO SHOULD BE SEVERAL PARAGRAPHS AND INCLUDE REFERENCES TO PRIMARY PUBLICATION SOURCES [NOTE THAT WHEN CITING IN TEXT DO IT AS: (Campbell, 2000) or “controversial evolutionary thinker Darwin (1859) argued that…”] I.E. NO INITIALS]
MAKE YOUR READER WANT TO READ FURTHER
MOVE GRADUALLY FROM INTRO TO MIDDLE BIT
AT THIS TRANSITION, THE READER (=MARKER) SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR SENSE OF THE DIRECTION OF THE ESSAY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE KEY ISSUES.
Middle bit
ELABORATES MAIN POINTS OUTLINED IN INTRODUCTION
STRONG EVIDENCE FROM VARIED SOURCES, STRUNG TOGETHER TO BUILD UP TELLING BIOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS
MOVE GRADUALLY FROM MIDDLE BIT TO DISCUSSION
Discussion
SHOW AWARENESS OF COMPLEXITY AND QUALITY OF EVIDENCE, AS WELL AS CONTRADICTORY VIEWS AND INTERPRETATIONS (CRITICAL EVALUATION OF ARGUMENTS/EVIDENCE).
DISCUSSION CAN BE WORKED THROUGH THE ESSAY (HELPS TO RETAIN FOCUS ON THE QUESTION) AND DRAWN TOGETHER HERE IN THE DISCUSSION SECTION.
COULD REFER AGAIN TO IMPORTANT PAPERS ALREADY CITED OR TO SIGNIFICANT