How should I structure my A-level religious studies essay?

In essence the essay should follow some sort of a generic structure broken down into three parts. The first part will be your introduction and should summarise the key points of your discussion. The DISC pneumonic should be for the beginning of your essay and this includes; Defining your terms (anything that you might have to explain to the examiner), Implications (refer to why the question is important), Scholars (give an idea of who you want to include in your argument - scholars should often followed by teachings and quotes), Conclusion (signpost what your conclusion is going to be at the beginning of your essay).
The middle of your essay should contain the pneumonic P.E.E - Point, evidence, explanation. For an eloquent essay you should follow this structure for each paragraph. You can follow up P.E.E by linking the paragraph to the line of argument - this gives a mini conclusion.
Your conclusion should be short but thorough. You must (1) Refer; directly to the question, using the language of the question to make it obvious and (2) Judge; Make a clear judgement of whether the argument in question is true or successful. It is important to make evaluative language to make this clear.