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4-10 sentences make a paragraph
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Do not use contractions: he’ll, didn’t ain’t,
don’t, weren’t, they’ll etc. Instead use he will, did not, he was, do not, were not, they will
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Instead of saying he said, say that “he argued, he maintained, he posited, he believed,
he asserted, declared, remarked, commented, reported, added, announced. Etc.”
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Use a colon (:) after a list. “They had many children: Robert,
Tom, Helen, Jane, William.”
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Use a semicolon (;) to connect two closely
related sentences.
Paragraph #1 Introductory Paragraph
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A few sentences that
introduces your overall topic. ( consider: What was happening? Where
was it happening? When was it happening? Who was involved? Why was it
happening?)
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Thesis statement of
a sentence, or sentences, that contains the main point you are going to argue
in this essay
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A few sentences that briefly mention the supporting evidence you are going to
talk about in the coming paragraphs: FORECASTING. (
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Supporting evidence should be discussed in the
order you mention them in your INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH. (so, if you evidence
is represented as 8,Y,K, then your coming paragraphs should be in what order?
…..8…Y…K…
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Paragraph #2
Details about supporting evidence “8”
Who, What, Where, Why, When
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Paragraph #3
Details about supporting evidence “Y”
Who, What, Where, Why, When
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Paragraph #4
Details about supporting evidence “K”
Who, What, Where, Why, When
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Paragraph #5 CONCLUSION
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conclusion is your opportunity to wrap up your essay in a tidy package and
bring it home for your reader
n have you accomplished what you set out to
accomplish in his essay? It is also important to judge for yourself that you
have, in fact, done so
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not, in any case, simply restate your thesis statement in your final
paragraph, as that would be redundant. Having read your essay, we should
understand this main thought with fresh and deeper understanding, and your
conclusion wants to reflect what we have learned.
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