Identify the issue or issues in the essay question. Spend time analysing the exact meaning of the vocabulary given. Brainstorm advantages and disadvantages. Choose the best ones to use. Aim for two advantages and two disadvantages on average. Plan your supporting points. Each idea should have one supporting sentence on the whole. Make a note to use your adv disadvantage paraphrases in your essay. Structure: four paragraphs (introduction, advantages, disadvantages, conclusion) The introduction paraphrases the essay question and states the advantages with reference to disadvantages. Think about your linking methods and topics sentences for each body paragraph before writing the body of the essay. The topic sentence must have a linking device to start; it must state if this paragraph refers to the advantages or disadvantages, and it must state the issue involved, which is from the essay question. Make sure the topic sentence is written in full and written carefully.