HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY
INTRODUCTION
In this section you are to tell the reader of your topic and briefly explain why it is
worthy of study.
The focus of this essay is to (Put your topic here / key statement here)
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This topic is worthy of study because it is
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In this section you are to explain how you will answer the key questions
To successfully address the task, this essay will:
identify the …………………………………………………………………………… describe how
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determine ……………………………..……………………………………………..
In conclusion, this essay will provide …..……………………………………………
BODY
Each paragraph should have:
A TOPIC SENTENCE - STATE
One sentence stating what the paragraph is about and how it relates to the key
question. HINT - You could start each section by using the key question and turn it
into the topic sentence.
BODY OF PARAGRAPH – DEFINE / EXPLAIN WITH EXAMPLES
This includes all the points that help explain and describe the topic. This must
include references and other sources of evidence.
CONCLUDING SENTENCE This sums up the topic being discussed within this paragraph.
REPEAT THIS PROCESS FOR EACH KEY QUESTION.
CONCLUSION
In this section you will write a summary of the main points in your essay.
INTRODUCTION
The focus of this essay is to ……………………………………….
This topic is worthy of study because ……………………………………….
In order to complete this task, this essay will ……………………………
BODY
STATE DEFINE EXPLAIN
Paragraph One
State – Sport is a major part of the Australian culture.
Define – Sport can be defined as ………………………………………….
Explain with example – Australia is recognised as a leading sporting nation. An
example of this ………………………………………………………………………
Paragraph Two
State – Performance enhancing drugs are widely used in sport.
Define - Performance enhancing drugs can be defined as
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Explain with examples – Performance enhancing drugs give athletes an advantage
because …………………………………………………….. An example of this is
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Paragraph Three - For or Against
State – It is unethical, unhealthy and illegal to take performance
enhancing drugs.
Define – Illegal
Explain with examples –
CONCLUSION
Summarise the main points of your findings.