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Essay writing 101

Essay writing 101. Rhetoric and composition. 1. 2 . 3 . write. plan. revise. In order to write an effective essay , it is necessary to complete. three important steps :. WRITING AN ESSAY. FOLLOW THE STEPS. WRITING. PLANNING. STRUCTURE. SUPPORT. REVISION. THESIS. CONNECT.

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Essay writing 101

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  1. Essaywriting 101 Rhetoric and composition

  2. 1. 2. 3. write plan revise In ordertowriteaneffectiveessay, itisnecessaryto complete threeimportantsteps:

  3. WRITING AN ESSAY FOLLOW THE STEPS WRITING PLANNING STRUCTURE SUPPORT REVISION THESIS CONNECT QUESTION READ BACK

  4. PLanning: thequestion Themostimportantpart of anessayisthethesis. Thethesisisthemain idea, thebackbone of whatyouwanttosay. Thethesisshoulddirectlyanswerthequestion, and in orderto do so, thequestionmust be understoodcompletely. Mostquestionsthatyouwillanswerwithessays are complex, consisting of more thanonepart. Readthroughthequestioncarefullytomakesureyouunderstandallthetermsused. Thenread back throughitagainto try tounderstandtwothings: -Whatthequestion IS asking (simplification) -Whatthequestion WANTS toask (deduction)

  5. anSWERING THE QUESTION WHAT IS IT ASKING?

  6. PLanning: thethesis Once you are confidentyouunderstandthequestion, itis time tobeginformulatingyourthesis. Youwanttomakeyourthesisspecific, so thatyou can develop a definite position as youwrite. Thethesisshouldstatethat position, in a waythatdirectlyanswersthequestion. Afterstatingthe position, youshould introduce thethreepointsyouwilladdress, as a preview. Thisfunctions in muchthesameway as a MOVIE PREVIEW. “Thethesisisyourargument: youwillmake a statement and thensupportyour position.”

  7. MOVIE PREVIEW WHAT MOVIE DO I WANT TO SEE? [[PREVIEW YOUR ARGUMENT]]

  8. WRITING: BUILD A STRUCTURE Once youhavelaidoutyourthreemainpoints in yourthesis, youmustexpanduponthem. Youhavealready set thefoundation, nowitis time tobuildthewalls. Beginyourfirstbodyparagraphbyconnectingtothestatementjustmade at theend of theintroduction. Thiscontinuitywill be importanttoconnectthe ideas. As youproceedthroughyourbodyparagraphs, makesuretostayonpointthroughout. Keepyourthesis in mind as youwrite, so thatyoucontinuemovingtowardyour final points. The Rough DraftIsImportant: youmustarrangeallyourthoughtsonpaper and makesureyouhaveenough of anargument.

  9. WRITING: SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS As youexpand and developyourbodyparagraphs, youwillneedtosupportyour ideas. Thismeansprovidingevidence, usuallyfromthetext, thatagreeswithyourpoint. The general rule of thumbisthatyouhave 2 examplestosupporteachpoint. They can be quotes, descriptions of characters, orevenbriefsummaries of theplot at keypoints. Supportdoesn’trequire a dissertation in and of itself- usuallyyou can supportit in twosentences: onetopresenttheexample, and onetoexplainit.

  10. WRITING: THE CONCLUSION Afterdevelopingallthreebodyparagraphs, youwillneedtotiethem back in togetherneatlytothe position youhaveestablishedforthepaper. Thisshould be done in theconclusion. At thebeginning of theconcludingparagraph, youshouldfind a waytoreiterateyourthesis. Thiscould be restatingit, orevenrevisingitslightlyaccordingtothe ideas youdeveloped in thebody. Afterreiterating, youshouldthenbroadenoutthescope of theessay:theopposite of whatwas done in theintroduction. Discusstherelevance of thequestionorsubject in historyor in relationtothepresentday.

  11. REVISION: READ BACKWARDS Once youhavecompletedall of thebodyparagraphs and writtenyourconclusion, stop writing. That’sright: stop writing. Putdownyour pen, stretchyourlegs, getsomewater. Do whateveryouneedto do (quietly and reasonably) todisengageyourmindfromthesubjectfor a few minutes. Getyourbloodflowing and thinkaboutsomethingelse. Afteryoufeelsuitablydisengaged, sit back down, flipovertothe back of youressay, and begintoreadthroughitbackwards, sentencebysentence. You are doingthistogothrough and checktothegrammar and spellingto be sureeverythingis ok.

  12. REVISION: CHECK THE FLOW Afteryouhaveproceededthroughthetextbackwards and correctedgrammar and spellingmistakes, youshouldread back throughwhatyouhavewrittenone more time, lookingspecificallyforcontinuity and flow. Makesureyoubeginwith a solidthesis, and thenproceedthroughthebody and thentheconclusionwithlogicalprogression- establish a point and thenbuildonthepointtomakeanother and another and so on. Try to link bodyparagraphsespeciallybycommonpoints (segues) so thatthereis a natural flowbetweenthem, ratherthan a start-and-stop rhythm.

  13. AN EFFECTIVE ESSAY Once youhavecompletedthesesteps and checkedoveryouressay, itshouldbereadytosubmit. Theproduct of thesesteps, aneffectiveessay, should be anorganized and thoughtfulargumentfor a specificopinionoranalysis. Ifthatiswhatyoufeelyouhaveproduced, thenitisreadyforsubmission. Thisbasicstructure, the 5-paragraph or 3x5 essay, isonethatisfound in manyfields, apartfromonlythat of literature.

  14. Variationsonthestructure Science/Research- ScientificPaper Technology- Philosophy- ProcessorTechnicalWriting- Journalism-

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