Move 1: Background information

Make a statement or give information about the central problem or aims announced in the introduction (Move 2 or Move 3, respectively). This essentially repeats information from the results section, but it re-focuses the reader’s attention on the main issue after two sections (Methods and Results) that have narrowly focused on the specific work that you have done.

Move 1 is often introduced with phrases like these.


Move 2: Statement of results

Briefly summarize your most important results. This may seem unnecessary after you have just written a whole section on results, but it helps readers to focus on the main message of the results section.

Move 2 is often introduced with phrases like these.