Research and Academic Writing · Semester 2

Structuring an Academic Essay

Students practice organizing complex arguments and evidence into a clear, coherent academic essay format.

Key Questions

  1. Design an outline for an academic essay that logically presents a research argument.
  2. Analyze how topic sentences guide the reader through each paragraph's main idea.
  3. Evaluate the effectiveness of different introductory and concluding strategies in academic writing.

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Writing and Representing - S3
Level: Secondary 3
Subject: English Language
Unit: Research and Academic Writing
Period: Semester 2

Suggested Methodologies

RAFT Writing

Creative writing from a specific Role, Audience, Format, Topic

25–45 min

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Concept Mapping

Build visual maps of concept relationships

20–40 min

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