The Intention Behind an Act or its Consequences
Basic Essay Structure – Introduction: provide ket definitions / any important context. Give your THESIS and a brief statement of core reasons. Paragraph 1: an argument for your view Para 2: consider and respond to a counterargument Para 3: another argument for your view Para 4: counterargument Conclusion: Cab be brief. Sum up why your case is the stronger. PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE: P-POINT – what is the main point in the paragraph? I- ILLUSTRATION – illustrate the point with reference to theory and perhaps a case study, example or quote E- EVALUATION – how successful is this argument? This should happen in every paragraph C-COUNTER EVALUATION – what counterargument might you briefly raise and reject? M-MINI CONCLUSION – make it clear where this discussion has taken us – i.e. that your point is strong and potential issues fail. REFERENCES: When you are citing, do this in the text (you don’t need footnotes) Remember to include a bibliography