Introduction : Introduce the topic with a glimpse of what the essay is about. It should grab the reader's attention.

Main Part: Write your arguments for or against the topic. Use CONNECTORS to combine / connect your arguments. Use the following structure:

ARGUMENT: State your opinion, short and on point

EXPLANATION: Explain your argument in more detail

EXAMPLE: Give examples for your argument

EXAMPLE:

On the other hand, it can be argued that Art and Music are just as significant as English and Maths. (ARGUMENT). Music connects to a completely different part of the brain as English and Maths. What's more, learning how to draw or play and instrument can introduce a child to a whole new world. (EXPLANATION)

Conclusion: Restate and summarise your opinion.

You can leave the reader with an interesting thought or question, but you don't have to. Use Connectors

EXAMPLE:

All things considered, it seems to me that going to university is a very individual decision, not only depending on the ability of each person but also on the possibilities and circumstances that people can or have to face.