How should I structure my paragraphs in an essay?

You will be given a question or topic for your essay (e.g. How is the Industrial Revolution presented in Romantic poetry?). You should structure your paragraphs as follows, using the P.E.E.L template:
P - PointFirst, you need to start your paragraph with a topic sentence, to indicate what you'll be writing about. This topic should be relevant to the theme of your main title.Example: For William Blake, industrialisation represented a loss of freedom and restriction.E - Evidence/Example Then, you need to use an example - found in the text - that supports your point. This could be a word, an interesting piece of punctuation, a literary technique etc.Example: This is evident in the repetition of the adjective 'charter'd'. E - ExplainHere, you should explain how your example/evidence supports your point. Give information that helps your reader to understand the point you're making. Use this section to link your evidence to your point, by explaining the connection. Why is it relevant?Example: 'Charter'd' is a reference to the charters that allocated ownerships and rights to specific people, particularly the upper classes. Many people, including Blake, saw this as robbing ordinary people of their rights and freedoms, as public property became private. By repeating the word to describe the streets and river ('charter'd streets' and 'charter'd Thames'), Blake emphasises the extent of the problem of charters - a feature of industrialism - and highlights their restrictive nature. The streets and rivers are owned by the rich, and common people have less freedom because of this. This restriction is emphasised by the use of the words ‘ban’ (meaning rules) and ‘manacles’ (meaning handcuffs) later in the poem, both of which indicate constraint and social control. L - LinkTo finish your paragraph, you should link the point you have just made back to the overarching essay question.Example: In this way, Blake criticises the Industrial Revolution. "London" presents industrialisation as having a restrictive effect on contemporary society; thus, Blake's poem presents the Industrial Revolution in a negative light. 
Always remember to P.E.E.L!