Essay_Planning

Essay Question: Was the Russian Revolution a genuine revolution or was it a coup' Word Limit: 2,000 words Introduction (10% of word limit): 200 words Introductions should never be longer than 500 words, so this 10% guide only applies to essays shorter than 5,000 words. To be considered an Introduction, an Introduction must do two things: Answer the question – It was a genuine revolution. This must be done first. An Introduction must answer the question. This is how you put forward a strong argument. List the evidence your essay will put forward to prove your answer – This can be seen through an examination of the sections of society which supported the revolution. workers, peasants, soldiers, national minorities. Any major topic or subject that you plan to discuss in your essay must be introduced in the Introduction. Body of the Essay: 400 words each How long you spend writing about each subject should reflect the importance of each subject. If all four topics are of equal importance, write roughly the same amount of words on each. If a topic is more important, write about it first and write more words on it. If a topic is less important, write about it last and write fewer words on it. Topic 1: workers Topic 2: peasants Topic 3: soldiers Topic 4: national minorities Conclusion (10% of word limit): 200 words Conclusions should never be longer than 500 words, so this 10% guide only applies to essays shorter than 5,000 words. To be considered a Conclusion, a Conclusion must do two things: Answer the essay question again (using different words than in the Introduction, don’t repeat yourself exactly) – It was a genuine revolution. Recap (repeat, summaries) all the evidence you have given to prove your answer during your essay– workers, peasants, soldiers, national minorities A conclusion must not contain any new information, you are only summarising what you have already written.