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In the previous article you learned how to develop a “Why” topic sentence. And most essay topics will answer the question “Why?” However, some topic sentences will much better answer the question “How?” And in this video you will learn what you need to do in that case. So, this is both a review for [...]
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If you’re like me, you want your essays done as quickly as possible. But if you are in the habit of doing what I call Excessive “Research,” then it may take you hours before you’ve even written your first page, because you’re so busy looking up stuff on the Internet. Have you ever done this? [...]
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The stronger your Thesis Statement, the easier your life writing the rest of the essay. That’s why you should probably spend about as much time writing your thesis statement as it takes you to write the body of the paper. If your opening paragraph (which should include your thesis statement and, preferably, nothing else) is [...]
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Your essay is due this week. You sit down to write. You open your word processor and start staring at the blank page. The excruciating agony of coming up with stuff to write begins. You sit there for a minute, maybe typing a few words. And then you realize that you have almost a whole [...]
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Here’s a sample essay I wanted to post here just to illustrate some of the points I’ve been making so far in my posts. Please note the following attributes of the essay (which is very short – only about 300 words or so) : The main point (thesis) is stated immediately The thesis statement provides [...]
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A lot of people have been asking me lately about writing a good thesis statement. And this is a great question I’ve been planning to write on for some time now. Let’s first explore what’s the big deal about those thesis statements, and then dive in to see how to write them. So, why is [...]
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Hey. Tutor Phil here. I’ve taught college-level composition, tutored writing for a while, and I’ve come to this conclusion: writing essays is still a challenge for many students. During my teaching years, I’ve taught two different courses: Freshman Composition and Introduction to Literature. Well, my English I students (Freshman Comp.) were able to put together [...]
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