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How to structure an essay
Identity: choose two of our identity texts and discuss how they deal with the theme.
• Brief summary (3-4 lines for each text)• What aspect of identity do you want to focus on• What do the texts say about it• How
The butterfly: from chaos to focus to argument
Claus Jensen, Faaborg Gymnasium
Claus Jensen, Faaborg Gymnasium
Claus Jensen, Faaborg Gymnasium
Introduction• ”The funnel”
• A provocative statement or question
• Traditional
The argument
• … must consist of at least three points which you corroborate through quotations from the texts (or specific references to the film)
• Each point must be developed in one or two paragraph(s)
The conclusion
• concludes on what you have said /argued • must refer back to the introduction• nothing new should be introduced here, but…• a sweeping statement at the very end is not a
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