Essay Writing mind maps

Using essay writing mind maps

These maps offer different ways into an essay task. Academic Essay Strategy links an introduction and thesis statement to arguments and supporting examples. Essay Techniques brings planning, structure and presentation together. Other maps focus on evaluation, comparative writing and history essays.

Plan and review

Start with Academic Essay Strategy if you want to see how a preference becomes a thesis and how body paragraphs support it. For a closer look at one part, try Thesis Statement or Body Paragraphs.

After reading a map, sketch its main branches from memory and compare them with the original. Use the maps on writing techniques or common mistakes when reviewing a draft. If you want to check your recall in a different format, switch to a quiz on the unit page. Choose a map and make your own version in your own words.