Writing at university: Structuring an essay

All essays usually include:

• An introduction outlining your topic thesis (your main idea) and a brief summary of how you’re going to present your argument.
• A sequence of paragraphs that has clear topic sentences, with each paragraph leading smoothly to the next and all the while building towards a conclusion
• A conclusion that should successfully bring together all the various strains of your argument.

 

For more information see:

Essay writing (General)

http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/essay/4bi.html
http://www.powa.org/thesfrms.htm
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/1a.html
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/essay/1a.html

The mechanics of writing:

Writing a sentence

http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/writing/1a.html

Writing a paragraph

Grammar & punctuation

http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/

Proofreading

http://slc.otago.ac.nz/studyskills/ch4sect11.asp

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