Here is how I do it:
1. Define your topic. Figure out what subject and topic you are going to write on. Ex. My topic is Anne Frank's view of the role of religion
2. Get your reference materials. Depending on what your topic is will depend on what you should use. If you teacher didn't tell you, I would go to a library and ask a reference librarian for help (they love to help people). Ex. I used "The Diary of a Young Girl" and other books on her life.
3. Define your thesis. What are you trying to prove? It should be one single statement that is the whole point of your paper. Ex. Anne Frank believed that through her suffering she could teach people the value of religion and how to live a good life.
4. Create your arguments. How are you going to prove your thesis. Normally the rule is 3-5 arguments per essay. Ex. I am using specific quotes to show that she believed religion was more important than citizenship, that she thought her suffering could teach good, and that the terror of the Holocaust could be dealt with through her belief that good and her religion would triumph.
5. Start writing.
a. Your introduction should give background information and what your thesis is. It should be a road map to your essay
b. Turn each argument into a paragraph or section where you use it to specifically prove all or part of a thesis.
c. Sum up your ideas and how your arguments prove your thesis in you conclusion.
6. Edit. Do your arguments prove your thesis? Is the relationship between your arguments clear? Does the order of your arguments make sense? Did you achieve your goal?
7. Proofread. Make sure that there are no typos, misspellings, grammatical error, and that it is cited correctly. Read it aloud and/or give it to someone to read over. It is hard to catch mistakes in your own work, but much easier when you are forced to read it out loud or someone else does.
Good luck!
2007-03-08 14:04:01
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answered by emp04 5
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Well I wonder what kind of essay it is?
Here is a good outline to follow!
Introduction:
Opening: 9 ways to grab readers attention:
Quote, Rhetorical Question, Anecdote, Personal Opinion, Definition, Straight Forward, Introduction of Poem
Thesis
Writing Your Thesis Statement:
State the name of the poem and/or writer or subject
What is the theme(s) or factors or your subject.
State Purpose of Paper:
How will you explain your analysis
Transitional Sentence:
Body Paragraphs:
Opening Line: First factor or thesis point
How does your factor relate to the theme or overall subject
Your Opinons
Support for your opinons
Sources opinons
Support for their opinions...use a quote or somethin
Sum it all up
End with a transitional sentence
Conclusion:
Sum it all Up...repeat the intro...end with a cliff hanger like one of the attention getters!
Good luck--email me if you need help!
2007-03-08 14:13:02
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answered by Ask a Health Nut 5
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You not only need help writing it, you need help spelling it.....
You've been given some good advice on how to structure your essay. Add to that the importance of running it through a spell checker, and then re-reading it to make sure the spell checker hasn't correctly spelled a word you didn't intend to use, or that doesn't fit the text.
2007-03-08 14:12:35
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answered by old lady 7
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If you need help in writing an essay, give some of the requirements of the assignment in order to help you better.
2007-03-08 14:06:02
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answered by whatever 4
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I think you need to get off the computer and focus on the essay!
2007-03-08 14:04:40
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answered by Jenblossom 6
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