Planning Document Template FOCUS QUESTION: ______________________________________ Author details Year of Pub. Title of Publication Key research questions Key conclusions Gaps or weaknesses in the research Relevance to focus question Scaffolded Plan This scaffold is to guide your thinking and analysis. It should not be used as a direct template for your writing, but as a guide for things to consider. You can complete this in any way that is supportive of your writing (i.e. dot points, full sentences, diagrams, etc). In parts are prompts to help you think, you do not need to answer these questions. 1 Introduction What will be the structure of your response? What is your overall argument / position? 2 Argument Topic sentence … Evidence / Examples What will support your ideas? Quotes / References Purpose How does this idea link to the others? 3 Argument Topic sentence … 4 Argument Topic sentence … 5 Argument Topic sentence … 6 Conclusion What are the key messages from your analysis? What are the links between your arguments and your topic?