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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