How should I structure my essay?

Your essay should be six paragraphs long, with four main paragraphs, one introduction paragraph and one conclusion paragraph.In your introduction, you should answer the question, using the question words, and explain what you will talk about in your essay.Moving on to the main part of the essay, each of the four paragraphs will follow the same structure:Make your point.Evidence from the text (Zoom In).Refer to the rest of the text (Zoom Out).Context, historical and context of genre (Zoom Out further).Link back to the question.In your four main paragraphs, you should discuss both sides of the argument.Finally, you make your conclusion. In this paragraph, you should balance all your points and come to a judgement, before linking back to the question.

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