structuring an argument

WRITTING – STRUCTURING AN ARGUMENT
Analyse the question carefully. Underline the key points and consider what you understand by them.
Decide on your overall response and think about the evidence you need to provide, including any personal experience you have.
Make a paragraph plan. This will help you cover all the key points and organize your writing as clearly and logically as possible.
Remember to link ideas within and between sentences and paragraphs.
ARGUMENT LED
Openning paragraph
- Introduce topic
- Provide background information.
Middle paragraphs
- Analyse evidence
- Start a new paragraph for each point.
- Give reasons. Exs. To illustrade your views
Closing paragraph
-Summarise main points
-State your overall conclusion.
Expressions
-In first place…
One reason for this…
Another (reason) is…
In addition…
Furhtermore, Moreover…

REPORT

TITLE
The heading of the report; lays out its key aims.

- Terms of reference : explains the content of the report and may include the name of the person who is requesting it and writting it.

- Procedure: explains the exact methods that were used to compile the report.

- Findings: provides information on what was discovered during the course of the investigation

- Conclusion: provideslogical conclusions that can be drawn from the findings.

- Recommendations: presents the report writer's recommended course of action, based on the findings and conclusion.