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The document provides instructions for writing essays, including writing an introduction with a thesis statement and background information, developing supporting paragraphs, and concluding with a summary paragraph that restates the main idea. Supporting paragraphs should each focus on a main point and include facts, examples, and a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and summary sentence. Quotations from sources should be used to support points, and multiple drafts should be completed to improve organization, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

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Essay Begunword

The document provides instructions for writing essays, including writing an introduction with a thesis statement and background information, developing supporting paragraphs, and concluding with a summary paragraph that restates the main idea. Supporting paragraphs should each focus on a main point and include facts, examples, and a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and summary sentence. Quotations from sources should be used to support points, and multiple drafts should be completed to improve organization, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

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Writing Essays

1. For the introduction, write the thesis statement and give some background information.
2. Develop each supporting paragraph and make sure to follow the correct paragraph
format.
3. Write clear and simple sentences to express your meaning.
4. Focus on the main idea of your essay.
5. Use a dictionary to help you find additional words to express your meaning.

The introduction is the first paragraph of your essay.


It introduces the main idea of your essay. A good opening paragraph captures the interest
of your reader and tells why your topic is important.
1. Write the thesis statement. The main idea of the essay is stated in a single sentence
called the thesis statement. You must limit your entire essay to the topic you have
introduced in your thesis statement.
2. Provide some background information about your topic. You can use interesting facts,
quotations, or definitions of important terms you will use later in the essay.

Supporting paragraphs make up the main body of your essay.


They develop the main idea of your essay.
1. List the points that develop the main idea of your essay, or the questions that will be
addressed.
2. Place each supporting point or question in its own paragraph.
3. Develop each supporting point with facts, details, and examples.
Like all good paragraphs, each supporting paragraph should have a topic sentence,
supporting sentences, and a summary sentence.

The summary paragraph comes at the end of your essay after you have finished
developing your ideas. The summary paragraph is often called a "conclusion."
It summarizes or restates the main idea of the essay. You want to leave the reader with a
sense that your essay is complete.
1. Restate the strongest points of your essay that support your main idea.
2. Conclude your essay by restating the main idea in different words.

Quotations should be used to make your case. Most of these will come from the lectures,
primary documents, or various non-circulating stacks. Much will depend upon the essay
assigned, so the Instructor will address this for individual classes.
A number of drafts should be completed, with an eye to improving the organization of the
essay. Poor organization, as well as other signs that editing has not been given sufficient
time for a completed essay (grammar, spelling, and punctuation need to be attended to),
will result in the paper not being accepted. Concerned students are welcome to turn in
rough drafts for the Instructor’s advice; do not wait until the last days before the due date
of the paper.

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