HOW TO STRUCTURE the ESSAY:
A. Introductory Paragraph
a) Motivator (address the question or statement)
b) Background Summary (brief background to the texts and authors)
c) Thesis (what are you trying to prove?)
d) Focus (how will you prove your thesis?) This is where you state your arguments)
Body paragrah 1
B. Points (aka each body paragraph )embodies this layout-
a) Point1 (topic sentence)
b) Evidence (quotation or description)
c) Analysis (specific focus on literary techniques)
a) Sub point 2(topic sentence)
b) Evidence (quotation or description)
c) Analysis (specific focus on literary techniques)
d) Link (back to the topic in the question)
Body paragrah 2
B. Points (aka each body paragraph )embodies this layout-
a) Point1 (topic sentence)
b) Evidence (quotation or description)
c) Analysis (specific focus on literary techniques)
a) Sub point 2(topic sentence)
b) Evidence (quotation or description)
c) Analysis (specific focus on literary techniques)
d) Link (back to the topic in the question) C. Concluding Paragraph
a) State Thesis (using different words/phrases)
b) Summary of Main Arguments (do not include new information)
c) Clincher (final sentence: should leave examiner satisfied you have covered all areas, but should also attempt to provoke further inquiry, or new dimension of looking at question)