Organising Information and Ideas

Organising Information and Ideas

Understanding the Question

• Carefully read and comprehend the assigned question or task.
• Highlight key terms and instructions within the task to ensure thorough understanding.
• Use the instruction to form the basis of your response, constructing any future ideas around the initial question.

Brainstorming and Idea Generation

• Dedicate time at the start to brainstorming your ideas loosely.
• Consider different angles, viewpoints, or perspectives that could be adopted and explored.
• Ensure there’s a potentially meaningful association between your ideas and the issue at hand.

Planning Your Response

• Establish a clear and concise thesis statement that navigates your overall response.
• Subcategorise your ideas into paragraph topics, ensuring they each bring a unique view or evidence in support of your thesis.
• Determine the sequence in which your paragraphs will be arranged. Also give thought to how these points connect with each other and collectively support the thesis.

Developing Arguments

• Elaborate on your arguments by adding evidence or insights that are relevant and insightful.
• Consider using a balance of emotive, logical, and ethical appeals to create well-rounded arguments.
• All arguments should be cogently expounded and directly reinforce your initial thesis statement.

Crafting Transition Sentences

• Create fluidity between your arguments using transition sentences at the beginning of each paragraph.
• Each transition sentence should subtly reference what was discussed before and prepare the reader for the upcoming argument.

Conclusion Development

• Summarise key points from your argument in your conclusion.
• Make sure your conclusion reiterates your thesis statement and educates the reader about the overall argument.
• Aim to provide closure and perhaps even a thought-provoking or poignant final point.