This document provides guidance for developing an essay on a chosen topic. It includes potential essay structures like cause and effect, problem and solution, and comparison. It also lists types of information that could be included, such as people, events, places, and controversies. The document instructs the writer to presearch the topic, frame a question, and conduct research. It provides contact information for a librarian and questions students should prepare to discuss, like describing the subject's interest, the research question chosen, information already found, and next steps.

1. English 7

2. Irish flag by DehMadLad1CC (BY-SA)
Map of Ireland source:Wikimedia Commons

4. • Cause - Why?
• Effect, consequence
• Problem - solution
• Comparison, pros and cons
• Evolution, development
Photo: A wild question by
Raymond Bryson CC (BY)

5. Bloody Sunday
“Firstly I am going to explain what happened and try to figure out why it
happened. Secondly, what consequences followed after this tragic event. I
have narrowed this part down to looking at how this event affected the
tensions between the Irish, for example the IRA and England.”
Slavery – now and then
“What are the differences between slavery now and then?”
The People’s Republic of China
“My aim is to give an objective picture of China and Chinese society today.”

6. What were the causes and the effects
of the Easter Rising?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

7. Photo:Vägvisare by Susanne Nilsson CC (BY-SA)
• People
• Events
• Places…
• Controversies
• Vocabulary
• Sources of sources

8.  Presearch
 Question
 Research
Photo: Red apple core by Roger Karlsson CC (BY)

10. E-mail annika.sjoberg@utb.solleftea.se
Make an appointment
Monday,Wednesday (odd-numbered
weeks),Thursday 8.30-15.30
Photo: Microsoft ClipArt

11. Questions to answer before the tutorial with the librarian
 Describe your subject.Why do you think it is interesting? What would you like to
know more about?
 Have you framed a question?What question?Why did you choose that specific
question?
 What information have you found about your subject? (Webpages, books,
newspapers, persons or organizations that you can contact etc.) Have you had any
problems finding useful information?
 How are you going to continue with your piece of work?