I.

Introduction
1. Sentence 1
➔ General statement about the topic
o In recent years…; In the last 25 years…
o In Germany…; In Europe…
o Recent studies / discussions have shown that…
2. Sentence 2
➔ Opens up a spectrum of opinion
o Whilst A is the case, B is also / not the case…
3. Sentence 3
➔ Two bodies of opinion to compare or argue against
o This paper proposes a new theory, namely…

II. Discussion of Opinion A

1. Topic Sentence
➔ What is the paragraph about?
➔ Same style as the first sentence of the introduction
o A number of … believe that …
o Direct topic as “word”
o Whilst…
2. Ending Sentence
➔ Closes the Paragraph
➔ New information for the reader

III. Discussion of Opinion B

IV. Discussion of Opinion C

➔ My opinion!

V. Conclusion
1. Sentence 1
➔ Revisiting the thesis statement
o This paper has put forward / proposed / posited a new theory …, namely (opinion C)
o This paper has sought to posit a new theory…
2. Sentence 2
➔ Structural mirroring of sentence 2 in the introduction
o Whilst this paper has not managed to show conclusively that … (opinion C is right), it
has demonstrated that… (opinion C is partially right)
3. Sentence 3
➔ Mirrors first introductory sentence
➔ Statement of farewell to the reader
o This discussion has highlighted … and has demonstrated with some clarity that …