Essay Writing Pipeline

Essay Writing Pipeline

From topic to polished essay: thesis, outline, draft, and revision

Brief Compliance Check

Checks output against its stated brief — required sections, constraints, and missing deliverables

Citation Extraction

Identifies and formats citations from text

Essay Structuring

Organises arguments into a coherent essay structure

Evidence-Claim Check

Checks whether claims are supported by cited sources, flags unsupported assertions and overstatements

Language Polish

Spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence clarity, and minor wording cleanup

Thesis Development

Refines vague topics into focused, arguable thesis statements

Check Brief Compliance

Verifies output meets all requirements from the original brief

Check Evidence and Claims

Verifies claims are supported by cited sources, flags unsupported assertions

Develop Thesis

Core prompt for refining topics into thesis statements

Essay Draft

Task prompt for generating a first draft from an essay outline

Extract Citations

Identifies and formats citations from text into a consistent style

Polish Language

Corrects spelling, grammar, punctuation, and improves sentence clarity

Structure Essay

Core prompt for organising arguments into a complete essay draft

LLM Service

Language model service for analysis, synthesis, and document generation

APA 7th Edition

Citation and formatting guidelines per the APA Publication Manual, 7th edition

Chicago Manual of Style

Citation and formatting guidelines per the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition

Critical Thinking Framework

Framework for evaluating arguments and reasoning in academic writing

Harvard Referencing Guide

Reference guide for Harvard citation style

Essay Writing Checklist

Step-by-step checklist for producing quality academic essays

Citation Format Templates

Quick-reference templates for common citation formats across styles

Essay Plan Template

Template for planning essay structure before drafting