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Some of the issues raised in this chapter are explored in more detail elsewhere. This chapter has touched on a lot of issues that are addressed in much more detail in subsequent chapters. A recurrent focus in this chapter is the importance of keeping the specific essay title in mind in reading, searching for resources, note-taking and planning for your essay. Chapter 4 examines how to address the essay title in writing and editing your essay. This chapter has also argued that all of our preparatory essay work should be informed by thinking about how we might structure our essays. Chapter 5 provides a detailed examination of how we can ensure that our finished essays are well structured and smoothly interconnected. A key idea within this chapter was the importance of interrogating what we read in terms of relevant detail and argumentative, or evaluative, points. Chapters 6 and 7 respectively address how we can ensure that our written essays demonstrate effective evaluation and convey appropriate, clear and dynamic description. The sense of argumentative thinking that this chapter has suggested should be present in searching for resources and taking notes reaches its clearest expression in a well-crafted conclusion, and support and guidance in achieving this is given in Chapter 8. Finally, the issue of citing and referencing material which is touched on here is fully addressed in Chapter 9. Writing an essay can feel like a chore, but it is also a privilege. This is the opportunity for your intelligent engagement with the issues. Seize it – don’t waste it.