Essay Structure? (1 Viewer)

[lyounamu]

I felt that this thread was appropriate because Belonging essay does not necessarily follow the conventional essay structure. It's not about texts, it's more about this gay concept callled "Belonging". So please don't remove this thread saying that there are threads about essay structure. Besides all those threads are too general.

Can someone put up a very detailed essay structure?

I don't want anyone writing up stuff like:

Introduction
Body
Conclusion.

I want really detailed essay structure on Belonging essays.

Here is my essay structure if anyone is interested:

Q: "Not belonging is hard but belonging is harder"

Introduction
- Starts with the belonging definition which states that belonging is hard (I am agreeing with the question)
- Providing 2 thesis points
- Introducing 2 Prescribed texts - one thesis point for each
- Introducing 2 Related materials

Body 1:
- Starts with thesis 1
- Introducing the prescribed text and how it is related to the thesis point
- Idea 1
- Quote
- Technique
- Elaboration
- Idea 1
- Quote
- Technique
- etc.

Body 2:
- Introducing related material
- etc. etc.

Body 3:
- Stars with thesis 2
- Introducing another prescribed text
- etc. etc.

Body 4:
- Same pattern

Conclusion
- Sum it all up

If you can attach your belongng essays here, please do so.

 

[bored of sc]

It seriously depends on how you like to answer questions.

A basic body paragraph's internal structure which works generally quite well is
Point, quote, comment i.e. technique/idea, example/quote, effect/analysis while linking explicitly back to the question/your main thesis. That is a little too simplified but if you're stuck, this is a reliable structure to use.

If you're game and have the time to do so, experiment with language and structure because to access the top marks you can't be so strict in your essay structure that your writing looses its flair and eloquence. E.g. Start off an essay with a quote, why not? Have a famous philosopher's quote as your thesis statement. Etc.

 

[Absolutezero]

.g. Start off an essay with a quote, why not? Have a famous philosopher's quote as your thesis statement. Etc.</SPAN>

A lot of the time markers don't want to see quotes as their own sentence. Your job is to create your arguement, not steal the words of others. If your going to use a quote, make sure its part of a sentence. t can even be as simple as added something before it like 'As a basic principal...' or 'In terms of belonging...' Etc.

 

[zaefr]

If you're game and have the time to do so, experiment with language and structure because to access the top marks you can't be so strict in your essay structure that your writing looses its flair and eloquence. E.g. Start off an essay with a quote, why not? Have a famous philosopher's quote as your thesis statement. Etc.

i disagree. whilst markers may have get bored after a while of marking essays with formulaic structures, it is still better to follow a simple structure with ur essay because with clarity and logical sequencing of ideas, a more sophisticated argument is created as opposed to putting in sumthing radical like literary theory or trying to show off flair with your "verbosity"

anyways to answer the original post, this is what i used for my essay.

Intro (answer the question yes, but also add sumthing extra like wat else about belonging/not belonging can we learn)
Introduce your texts and their respective ideas on belonging, it is good to also contrast them here tho thats just my opinion

your body paragraphs and conclusion are pretty much spot on with structure, but dont forget to consistently draw links in your related material paragraphs to your core text. (not sure why theres a 4th body paragraph) maybe 1 or 2? also try and put a link between the related material itself in terms of how they present us the concept of belonging/concept


hope this helps.

 

[clintmyster]

It seriously depends on how you like to answer questions.
If you're game and have the time to do so, experiment with language and structure because to access the top marks you can't be so strict in your essay structure that your writing looses its flair and eloquence. E.g. Start off an essay with a quote, why not? Have a famous philosopher's quote as your thesis statement. Etc.

I disagree, this is not worth doing as your just taking away words that you could have included another technique, not to mention the time looking for the quote that actually fits with your thesis unless your lucky enough to have found one due to a past question.

My structure is more towards going text by text and having comparisons to the other texts within the paragraph but they are brief. It worked for me and I got 14/15. I had a similar structure to you in the sense i had one concept and linked one related to the prescribed whilst another concept linked the other related to the prescribed. Also, my second paragraph for each text also shared something new about belonging. Check with what your teacher thinks.

 

[q3thefish]

E.g. Start off an essay with a quote, why not? Have a famous philosopher's quote as your thesis statement. Etc.

ye i disagree as well. hsc essays r meant to be very formulaic and the markers would expect it to be dull and by the book. screw the flair bit - thats for creative writing.

these hsc essays r meant to be a personal response as well, so using a famous philosopher's quote will NOT help ur cause.