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4.3 Use themes

Your assignment question (or the notes that accompany it) may reference certain themes explicitly or implicitly. Draw on themes to add structure to your writing, as they can prove a useful device that might help you link different aspects of your course learning. Use them to demonstrate differences and similarities between schools of thought or theoretical approaches. You can also use a theme to help you to frame an argument or conclusion.