To boost our understanding as to how our essays should be written and organised, this mornings seminar was there to focus on existing essay examples. We quickly re-capped previous seminar subjects, such as genealogies, strong opening line, referencing and so on, to open our minds and remember what to include throughout our writing.
The essay example was sectioned and handed out across the class page by page. Although the essay contained good points and had descriptive writing in it, we as a class noticed that it didn't have all the necessary information in order to convey the correct message. A few bits of referencing were missing, and a lot of opinions were given rather than using quotes and facts. I also thought the writing was long- winded, there were a lot of sentences that could of been shortened or cut in order to add more useful information into the over-all word count.
The advice that we decided on for ourselves, was to give a definition of subcultures at the beginning of the essay, don't tell the reader what will be included in our essays, and make sure references are used wherever appropriate.
I got a good understanding on how to correctly structure my essay from this seminar, making sure that my opening and conclusion are concise. Limiting my research will also help with going into more detail with one matter, rather than changing the subject too many times and not adding enough information for the reader to enjoy reading.
