L2 Inquiry - Analysis

Follow the format below to write your analysis of research.

Introduction - Lead with the your context and your essential question and explain why it is important to you.

Body - 

1. Make an argument or reach a conclusion based on your essential question. What is the big picture and the important considerations within this issue

2. You should be able to write 3 good sized paragraphs. In your research what were the 3 most important areas you will need to consider when creating your outcome. Base each paragraph on these putting them in the order of importance. 

3. For each of the 3 areas:

   • • examine and interpret

     • discuss why the question/area is important or significant

     • discuss how the question/area connects to other pieces

     • discuss the implications (something that is suggested, or happens, indirectly) & perspectives (the way that one looks at something)

unpacking may include:

3. • • causes & effects

     • strengths & weaknesses or advantages & disadvantages

     • effectiveness or ineffectiveness

     • the concerns and points raised by the issue/question

Conclusion - summarise the argument or conclusion. It “wraps up” your inquiry and it demonstrates that you accomplished what you set out to do.

1. Topic sentence

   • • Fresh rephrasing of your introduction

2. Supporting sentences

   • Summarise or wrap up the main points you covered in the body

   • Explain how ideas fit together

3. Closing sentence

   • Final words

   • Connects back to the introduction

   • Provides a sense of closure