How To Write a First Class Science Essay | Using Conflict and Narrative

Опубликовано: 26 Март 2026
на канале: Sam McKaylin
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Hi friends, this is the first part of a far larger video I put together on how to write first class science essays. This one is about building narratives by scene setting and generating conflict - it's an easy tactic to use and works for research write ups too. Just use your own hypothesis and data to challenge pre-existing beliefs.

Once this part is done I will be making more of these to help you put together 1st class science presentations and how to write up great lab reports too!

Here's the essay I mentioned at the beginning: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1siIj...

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0:00 - Disclaimer
0:12 - Get a copy of one of my essays
0:29 - How to plan your essay
1:09 - Setting the scene in your introduction
1:52 - Starting your discussion
2:24 - Introducing conflict
2:53 - Analysing historical data
3:12 - Building a chronological narrative
3:32 - Generating more conflict, challenging yourself
4:05 - What should you do in your conclusion?
4:34 - Narratives driven by conflict and story structure
5:20 - The value of Actors in your story
5:44 - My essay structure
6:02 - Outro