ABSTRACT
Student Introduction There are many possible formats for different types of essays, as well as non-academic texts such as letters and CVs. If a selection of formal letters, for example, is studied, it will be seen that different styles of heading and layout are used by different organisations. However, the following models are provided so that students may use the outlines confident that they will be acceptable in almost all situations. Comparison and argument are common components of essay titles, and the models given here show one way of answering the questions. However, it must be remembered that argument may be only one part of the question, so that both comparison and discussion (plus other elements) could well be needed in the same essay (as illustrated in 4.4 Comparison Essay). Faculties and departments may well give new students guidance about what is required in terms of style and layout. Above all, students need to examine a variety of styles of letters, CVs and essays, and to develop a suitable style of their own by synthesising the most appropriate features.
