1. ELINA HALONEN FEBRUARY 2014
ACADEMIC WRITING T66114KA
ELINA HALONEN
FEBRUARY 2014

2. THE BASIC PATTERN OF A WELL-STRUCTURED TEXT
TELL WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO TELL
TELL
TELL WHAT YOU TOLD
= INTRODUCTION
=BODY
=CONCLUSION

3. ORGANISE YOUR ESSAY: Structure
INTRODUCTION: The subject or topic. A statement of the problem etc. Comments on the way it is to be treated.
DEVELOPMENT: Presentation, analysis, discussion ( eg comments on ’advantages’ and ’disadvantages’ )
CONCLUSION: Perhaps a summary of the main points in 2. Own views/ opinions and decisions

4. THE BASIC STRUCTURE
INTRODUCTION: Present your reader briefly what you are going to discuss and how you have structured your discussion
BODY: Your message = your argument(s) and supporting ideas
CONCLUSION: Summarizes the main point(s) or adds personal opinions, predictions, but does not raise any new points

5. SKILLS TO DEVELOP ORGANISE YOUR CONTENT ORGANISE YOUR ESSAY:
Introduction, development of main ideas or arguments, conclusion
ORGANISE YOUR PARAGRAPH:
General statement
Supporting statements
One paragraph = one idea
CHECK YOUR WORK:
Misspellings, grammatical errors, style