ABSTRACT
Depending upon which discipline analysts are studying they will be expected to write in a variety of genres. The secret to accurately decoding an essay question or assignment task is to spend a good amount of time reading it and deciphering every single word. Focus or limitation keywords restrict analysts' options and tighten the focus of the essay. Typical focus or limitation keywords might include things like contemporary, 1940–1980, two poems, any three plays of analysts' choice, recent developments, North America, studied on this course etc. One of the best ways of conceiving of the overall structure or 'big picture' of analysts' essay is to think of it as resembling the shape of an upturned Christmas Cracker. Students often write thesis statements that are far too long and descriptive. One of the first problems analysts come across when writing the main body of an essay is the challenge of linearity.
