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Academic Skills in Nursing and Midwifery: Essay Structure

The type of assessment task will dictate the structure of your assignment. The diagram below illustrates the structure of an essay.

Here are some structures for other assignments that you may complete throughout your course.

Structure of a Literature Review

Structure of a Report

A Visual Guide to Essay Writing
This is an open access publication from the Australian National University. What is great about this book is that it visually leads you through essay writing. The download button is on the top right-hand corner of the linked page.

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