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Article Toolsand constantly reminding yourself of the question whilst you write your essay will save valuable time, and is the fastest way to improving your essay marks!
2 Structuring your essay Like most things in life, their needs to be a Beginning, Middle and End!
Now that you fully understand the question that your essay needs to answer, you can set about structuring the perfect response!
It doesn't matter how long or short your essay is going to be, it MUST contain three main sections:
An Introduction
The body or main argument of the essay
A Conclusion
The Introduction should set the scene. It should provide any necessary background information, and state the intention of the essay. This is where you want to show the examiner that you understand the essay question. So state that you are going to compare two novels, discuss a concept, explore the impact of a character, etc.
The body of the essay should contain the main argument of the essay. Put simply, this is where you would compare the novels, discuss the concept, explore the impact of the character, etc.
The Conclusion should do just what it says! It should conclude your argument and pull together the main threads of your essay. You should use the conclusion of your essay to make a real impact and firmly state once again the main points of your essay. Go back to the question posed, and make sure your conclusion succinctly answers it!
3 The content Make sure you know what you're talking about!
And finally, the essay has to have some substance! The content is obviously pivotal to the success of your essay you can get away with waffling through the introduction and conclusion, but the body needs to consist of some subject matter! So make sure you know the subject you are writing about! And ensure you have sufficient examples to support any opinion or statement you make.
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