Open Studies Essay Plan (Archaeology, Film, Media & Contemporary Cultures, and Credit
Plus courses)
Use this form to plan your essay. Your tutor will comment on it and will discuss it with you
in class. Please note that you will have limited time afterwards to complete your essay, so
try and be as far ahead as you can with your reading and essay planning before the end of
the course. You should submit your plan through Learn from week 6.
I DECLARE THAT THIS ESSAY PLAN IS MY OWN WORK
Please see the Studying for Credit Guide for information on plagiarism
Course title:
Course Session:
Tutor Name:
Your Name:
Essay title in full:
Main topics to
address (outline)
An introduction – an overview of the subject, some indication
of the approach the essay will take; give some pointers on how
you will approach the assignment. Take account of the process
words of the essay question.
The main body of the essay – where you develop your
argument/answer covering all of the issues raised by the
question. What is the relevant content and how will you
structure the argument/discussion? Are there examples
(images, texts, sites, artefacts) that you could use?
The conclusion – where you do the summing up. What do you
want to appear in the conclusion?
Write your outline
here:
Tutor comments
Sources to consult:
Texts, articles,
websites
List your sources
here:
Tutor comments
Correctly and accurately referenced, credible sources for
quotations, and a bibliography are essential to academic
writing (and avoidance of plagiarism). Please refer to the
Studying for Credit Guide.