Academic Research Booklet

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General essay formatting Formal academic work generally should include the following elements: A title page which includes your essay question and the word count; for the EE you must also include your essay title (different to the question) and academic subject.

A contents page.

Titled sections and subsections throughout the essay.

Citations throughout the essay and a bibliography which starts on a new page.

Page numbers.

Your essay should be double spaced.

Any illustrations must be titled and a ‘List of figures’ included directly after the contents list.

Important: in the body of the essay DO NOT start new sections on new pages. All sections should run on from one another with a simple one-line space between.