A Helpful Guide for Writers

A Helpful Guide for Writers

Understanding the Assignment

To fully understand your writing project, there are questions you should ask yourself when receiving it from the teacher. First, you should know when the assignment is due? What form is it due in? What the type of assignment it is? What are the goals and purpose in undertaking this assignment? Finally, how will your assignment be evaluated?

Overview of Academic Essay- Thesis, Argument, and Counterargument

The goal of an academic essay is to persuade the readers of an idea based on evidence. Make the best possible case for an original idea after doing extensive research. The thesis is the main point of the writing. The next step is the argument. This should give tension and persuasion. To convince any person of your case is the goal when writing your thesis. When you have facts of evidence that goes against your thesis, it is called a counterargument. The counterargument tests the persuasiveness of the idea for what you are writing.

Essay Structure

To serve the purpose of an essay it must be written in the correct format. The introduction should start your essay. It will introduce your topic giving the framework that supports your topic. Next, is the body of the writing. The body is where you discuss the important facts supporting the thesis. Supply examples and different aspects of the topic. Finally, we have the conclusion of the writing. The essay closes with the conclusion. The conclusion points out the most important facts about your essay. With a strong conclusion, you should leave your readers with an impact and even more interested in your topic.

Developing A Thesis

In developing a thesis, you must first choose the subject and specific topic. A st...

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...easier to hear punctuation mistakes sometimes when you hear the words. You should have someone else read the essay if possible to check for errors. Finally, after all of your editing, do another spell check.

Tips on Punctuation, Grammar, and Style

When checking your punctuation, read the essay out loud. While reading, if you have a short pause you should use a comma. If you pause for a longer period you should use a semi-colon. When using abbreviations, you should name what they stand for. When you are referring to a person, never use “that” in the sentence. Never underline and italicize the same word. Doing both these actions means the same thing. Make sure that all of your sentences have a complementary arrangement.

Overview of the Academic Essay

Counterargument

The Conclusion of the Essay

Developing a Research Thesis

How To End An Essay With Impact