WRITING GUIDE

Usually, the purpose of an essay is to answer a specific question within a given word limit.

An essay may be as short as 500 words or as long as 2000-3000 words.

It has three main parts:

• the introduction
• the body
• and the conclusion, and is written in paragraphs with each paragraph dealing with one idea or part of the main topic.

SOURCE: University of Newcastle Library guide "How to write an Essay" https://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/how-to-write-an-essay