1. TITLE: Overall Question
2. INTRODUCTION:
a. Introduce your topic: definition or interesting facts [PLUS citations]
b. Why you have chosen this issue. You might include statistics/examples. You
can include your opinion on the issue here if you wish, but be very brief.
3. ISSUE 1: Arguments for
a. Introduce your issue (The [first issue] I will look at is…)
b. Fact/statistic/example to show it is an issue worth considering PLUS citations
c. Causes of issue: because/since/as/is caused by/one reason for this/this is due
to
d. Consequences of issue: as a result/therefore/thus/that’s why/so/this results
in
4. ISSUE 2: Arguments against - Repeat same structure as above
a. Introduce your second issue (The second issue/thing I will consider is…/On
the other hand it can also be argued that…)
b. Fact/statistic/example to show it is an issue worth considering PLUS citations
c. Causes of issue: because/since/as/is caused by/one reason for this/this is due
to
d. Consequences of issue: as a result/therefore/thus/that’s why/so/this results
5. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES:
a. International organisation or group1: Who, what, why, what evidence.
RELATE TO OVERALL QUESTION.
b. International organisation 2 (contrasting perspective): Who, what, why, what
evidence. RELATE TO OVERALL QUESTION.
[Compare contrasting perspectives. Use phrases like: on the other hand, with an
opposing point of view, an alternative perspective]
6. NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES:
a. COUNTRY Who, what, why, what evidence. RELATE TO OVERALL QUESTION.
SAY WHAT THEY THINK AND WHY- don’t just describe the situation
b. A different country: Who, what, why, what evidence. RELATE TO OVERALL
QUESTION.
[Compare contrasting perspectives. Use phrases like: on the other hand, with an
opposing point of view, an alternative perspective]
7. COURSES OF ACTION:
a. Suggest a clear course of action for all issues, linking to your overall question.
You can have more than one but it is better to develop one than to skim on
two.
b. What would the course of action lead to? What are the consequences of
that? Has this been tried in any other place or time and what were the
results?.
8. CONCLUSION:
a. Summarise briefly what you have found out
b. Answer the overall question, using your research to explain why you have
come to this conclusion. You might mention your chosen course of action
again here.
9. REFLECTION:
a. How has your opinion changed between the start of the research and now?
Why? Name specific sources that influenced you/ What may you think/ do in
future?
10. EVALUATION OF SOURCES:
a. Evaluate your sources: how reliable were they? [Author, date, .org/edu,
sources, supported elsewhere]. Focus on the main 2 or 3.
11. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
a. List all sources in MLA format:
(Author surname, author first name, page title, website title, date published, URL)
YOU SHOULD HAVE CITATIONS (author surname, date) THROUGHOUT. If you
cannot find the author, use (page title, date).