Article Structure

Essay

Introduction(a roadmap to the essay)

What is the essay about?

What is its questin?

How is it structured?

Key phrases

"In this essay, I will discuss..."

"This essay looks at/discusses/investigates..."

"This essay is structured as follows:..."

Main body

methods of data collection, data analysis, interpretation

discussion or discussion of relevant literature

1. Data analysis

Introduce your data

Where did you get them?

How do they help you answer the question?

Analyse your data

What in particular do you look at and why?

What do the data show you with regard to the question?

How can you link results to the literature?

Key phrases

"If we look at... we can see that..."

"The data clearly show that..."

"With regard to... it is evident that..."

2. Literature review

Intrdoce your sources

What are they?

How do they help you answer the question?

Discuss your sources

What points are made?

How do they relat to each other?

Where do you differ or agree?

Key phrases

"Auther A claims/stats/reports/suggests that..."

"Auther B further develops/opposes/critiques the view that..."

"Auther C's theory seems debatable/in need of further empirical evidence/is called into question by..."

Conclusion

summary, answer to essay question, open questions

Sum up the argument

Where did you start out from and what did you find?

What 's the answer to the question?

What could still be done?

Key phrases

"These results suggest that..."

"To sum up/in conclustion,..."

"Further research into... could show if..."