Essay writing 

Main body paragraphs: they tend to be arranged in 3 sections.

 

 

Paragraph structure by Student Learning Development

Make sure that the topic you chose to discuss in each paragraph is relevant to your essay title/questions. There is no point in discussing something, however interesting, which does not contribute to answering your question or meeting your learning outcomes.

It is hard to say what the right wordcount for a paragraph is but a rough estimate shows that something in the region of 5-8 sentences or 200-300 words could work.

If you need to break down the paragraph further, you can use the PEEEL approach (Point, Explain, Evidence, Evaluate, Link).

PEEEL Paragraphs by Student Learning Development

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