1. Referencing

2. Paraphrasing: writing in your own words (but don’t forget to reference)
Quoting: using the exact words of the author with “…”

3. Referencing
Reference list Full reference of sources used in essay. Alphabetical order (by author’s last name). Be careful, book, website, online article or articles do not follow the same referencing format. Refer to the APA guide provided in class at the beginning of the term or see APA referencing guide here:

4. Referencing
In-text references example (for ideas put in your own words) - Terrorism today is more global (Heywood, 2014, p.296) - Heywood (2014, p296) also argues that terrorism today is more catastrophic
End-text (reference list) reference example (for book): Heywood, A. (2014). Global Politics. New York: Palgrave MacMillan End-text reference example (for website): Lastname, A. (year, month day). Article name. Website name. Retrieved from: weblink on date (for article in academic journal): Lastname, A. (year). Title of article. Name of journal, Volume#(issue# if available), pages (If online, instead of pages: weblink)

5. Paragraphing
Topic sentence A. First supporting Point + example B. Second supporting point + example C. Third supporting point + example Concluding sentence
Look in books at paragraph construction

6. Essay INTRODUCTION General statements Thesis statement A
Essay INTRODUCTION General statements Thesis statement A. Topic sentence 1. Support 2. Support 3. Support (Concluding sentence) B. Topic sentence 1. Support 2. Support 3. Support (Concluding sentence) C. Topic sentence 1. Support 2. Support 3. Support (Concluding sentence) CONCLUSION – restatement or summary
Paragraph
Topic sentence A. First supporting Point B. Second supporting point C. Third supporting point Concluding sentence

7. Essay writing
Thesis statement (summary of your answer: your position/do you agree/disagree/what will you talk about) What, Why, How
Argument 1 (reference) Supporting evidence (reference) Explanation Supporting example (reference if any)
Argument 2 (reference) Supporting evidence (reference) Explanation Supporting example (reference if any) Argument 3 (reference) Supporting evidence (reference) Explanation Supporting example (reference if any)