Essay plan tutorial

Introduction – perhaps use that excellent quote as the one above your title? This is a solid introduction plan, it’s clear you will be arguing against violence causing problems in society (but can always change this view by the end of the essay). Just make sure you lay out this argument, introduce your primary text and also any secondary/historical texts. You can mention a theory or quote but don’t go into detail – save that for later. 250 words.
Section 1 – historical texts / historical context. Good start – that works with the question, Natural Born Killers ideal for this. Get some textual analysis in here too. 500 words.
Section 2 – Primary text: Deadpool. Textual analysis. Media key concepts etc. Quotes/reviews etc. Love the idea of focusing on comic postmodernism – that sounds brilliant! 500 words.
Section 3 – Research – effects theories (Cultivation theory etc.) Arguments that media IS dangerous. Quotes, theories etc. Are audiences influenced by movies? There must be loads of both academic texts AND Guardian/MM articles that explore this issue. This is a crucial section to demonstrate academic strength of essay. 400 words.
Section 4 – Research – other side of argument. Media does NOT impact on audiences. Theories, quotes etc. 400 words.
Section 5 – Regulation and censorship – excellent section, plenty more opportunity for research, quotes etc. 400 words.
Section 6 – How this debate will look in future. I think this should follow on very nicely from the last paragraph – what will regulation and censorship look like in future? How does the internet change this?
Conclusion – sum up your argument, snappy ending please! 150 words.

Next steps…
·         Update/finish your plan based on this tutorial. You don’t need to stick to the above by any means but hopefully it has at least clarified your thinking and provided a potential structure that will be easy to follow.
·         Write your opening paragraph and email it to me (this is today’s task) so I can give you some feedback before you start the rest of the draft.
·         This essay has great potential – the key is making sure there is a strong thread running through it and you stay focused on the question. Your plan already seems to cover both sides so make sure this is clearly communicated.

·         Publish this tutorial to your blog as a new blogpost called ‘Essay plan tutorial’ and write your next three steps in the project.

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