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2) Structuring

Make sure that you cover the whole topic and that you do not deviate from it.

To achieve that think over your task and set the main and minor aims. Consider each section separately and break each section into several small issues. Specific questions provide a structure or a framework for your essay.

It is highly advisable to make an outline [for tips, see Outlining below]which will help you to concentrate on the subject, and will ensure logical and cohesive presentation of information and argument in the essay.

An academic essay should contain an introduction, a body of several paragraphs, and a conclusion. Each of these parts has a specific function.

1. The introduction usually begins generally and then moves to more specific details. It should contain your thesis statement or claim, an expression of intent or promise to the reader that states your main idea and sets up an expectation of what the reader will find in the essay. You should state clearly what your position is on the topic of the essay. The introduction may also outline the key points of each of the paragraphs that follow in the body of the essay.

How long should the beginning be? The length should be proportionate to the length and complexity of the whole essay. For instance, if you're writing a five-page essay analyzing a single text, your beginning should be brief, no more than one or two paragraphs. On the other hand, it may take a couple of pages to set up a ten-page essay.

Does the business of the beginning have to be addressed in a particular order? No, but the order should be logical. Usually, for instance, the question or statement that focuses the essay comes at the end of the beginning, where it serves as the jumping-off point for the middle, or main body, of the essay. Topic and context are often intertwined, but the context may be established before the particular topic is introduced. In other words, the order in which you accomplish the business of the beginning is flexible and should be determined by your purpose.

2. The main body is a series of paragraphs that build your argument. Each new idea should have its own paragraph. The topic sentence, which states the main idea of the paragraph, needs to be supported by evidence and explanation, and followed by a comment or a link to the next paragraph.

Remember that an essay should have an argument. It should answer a question or a few related questions. It means that you should try to prove something—develop a single thesis or a short set of closely related points—by reasoning and evidence, especially including apt examples and confirming citations from any particular text or sources your argument involves. Gathering such evidence normally entails some rereading of the text or sources with a question or provisional thesis in mind.

There are many ways in which any particular argument may be well presented, but an essay's organization—how it begins, develops, and ends—should be designed to present your argument clearly and persuasively.

3. The conclusion should summarize your main ideas and restate the thesis statement. It should not contain new ideas as this is not the place to develop your argument further. Some people find it easier to write the body of the essay first and then go back to write the introduction and conclusion to ensure that the thesis statement and conclusion accurately reflect the content of the essay.

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