1) explain the reason for the subjects current importance as well as the need to define it 2) provide a brief, sometimes formal, definition to use along with a discussion of the historical background and instances of how the chosen word is used in current society.

1) explain the reason for the subjects current importance as well as the need to define it
2) provide a brief, sometimes formal, definition to use along with a discussion of the historical background and instances of how the chosen word is used in current society.
3) give examples, comparisons, negations, and other such techniques which may also be used in the body of the essay to adequately fulfill the connection and purpose of the chosen terminology.
4) then conclude the essay with a review and highlight the subjects main features.