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DESCRIPTION - A Topic, Person, Place, or
DESCRIPTION - A Topic, Person, Place, or
Body -most substantial part of the text; this WRITE CLEARLY- Do not assume that your
is where the research or findings are reader will understand what you are trying to
presented, discussed and analyzed. say—try to write so that another person will
grasp your ideas.
Conclusion -Summarises the main points
given in the essay. Draws together the USE THE TECHNICAL VOCABULARY OF YOUR
ideas to explain how they connect and SUBJECT AREA -Most text books have a glossary
relate. of terms (or use discipline specific dictionaries)
with explanations so that you can use these
TYPES OF TEXT STRUCTURE
terms correctly. You do NOT have to put
COMPARE AND CONTRAST -a rhetorical style quotation marks around these terms (e.g.
that discusses the similarities and ‘collaborative group work’). If you use these
differences of two or more things: ideas, words fluently in your essay, it shows that you
concepts, items, places, etc. are mastering your subject.
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