Does recreational adolescent use of marijuana lead to adult memory deficit? Academic Essay

INTRODUCTION
 Begin with a general orientation to the topic including;
 General introductory sentence
 Definition of terms
 What is marijuana?
 What is recreational use of marijuana? You will need to be very careful that
you define exactly what “recreational use” means, as this could easily be misinterpreted, and may result in an unclear interpretation of the published evidence.
 How old is an adult?
 End the introductory paragraph by outlining how you intend to approach the
question paragraph by paragraph, and end with the argument that you will be making (i.e. sign-posting to the reader what lines of evidence will be covered). For example: This essay will explore…. add a concise topic sentence from each paragraph here, and argue that adolescent recreational use of marijuana does or does not lead to adult memory deficits.
BODY CONTENT
 What is the relationship between marijuana use and memory deficit?
 Of the individuals who develop adult-onset memory deficit following marijuana use, how many of these can we clearly establish did so as a result of the marijuana exposure?
 What are the protective factors if any?
 What are the risk factors if any?
 How do the risk and protective factors produce those effects?
BODY STRUCTURE
 Topic sentence
 Describe evidence
What was the aim of the study?
What was done? (This is a concise summary of the relevant points of the procedure) Who were the participants? (Remember to focus on adolescent recreational use and adult memory deficit)
What was measured? (Was memory performance measured, if so how? Provide details here on what measures were used)
What was found? (Summarise relevant results)
Did the authors describe results that were or weren’t ‘statistically significant’? Analyse the evidence –
What were the strengths of the study? What were its ‘limitations’?
Are these results consistent with other research? Are there similarities/differences in
methodologies in aspects such as methodology (participant, materials, procedure), might these differences impact reliability or validity of results?
CONCLUSION
 Re-iterate the main points of your argument, conclude and sum up indicating what sort of recommendations you would make taking into consideration all of the evidence that you have examined.