Explanation Essay
Essays are basically exercises in thinking and learning. An essay makes the writers analyze, criticize and get information on their own. For most students, essays are very intimidating. And most students have not been taught were to start or how to write an essay. This makes essay writing very hard for students to master. The best way to start is make a master plan. A master plan lays out the steps that are going to go into the essay. Basically, there are about four steps to writing an essay. They are brainstorming, making a rough draft, editing, and finally making the final draft. Once a topic for an essay is decided upon, the next step is to brainstorm. One of the simplest techniques is clustering. Clustering is done by making a circle or a horizontal line in the middle of the page. The topic is placed inside the circle or on the line. From the center of the shape or line, lines should be drawn out into the page. They should be spread out. At the end of each of these lines, another circle or horizontal line should be drawn. In each shape or on each line, the main ideas about the topic, or the main points that need to be made should be written down. If trying to persuade, the best arguments should be written down. I
Checking the writing is the next step. Nothing can substitute the task of revising the work. By reviewing what has been done, weak points that otherwise would be missed can be improved. The paper should be read and reread. The following are a few points or questions that can be looked at when revising the essay. Does the essay make logical sense? It's best to leave essays for a few hours and then read them again. Does it still make logical sense? Do the sentences flow smoothly from one another? If they do not make logical sense, adding some words or phrases helps make them flow, and make sure a spell checker or grammar checker has been done on the essay. It will not catch all errors, but it will catch some. The final section of an essay is the conclusion. This paragraph basically sums up the essay. It brings closure to the reader, summing up the main points or providing a final perspective on the topic. In the first sentence the thesis statement should be restated in different words. The next few sentences are the supporting points, which are restated in a summary form. The final sentence usually is the closing sentence. A good way to end is by using an anecdote. One important point that needs to be made about the conclusion is that no new information should be added. The first part of the essay is the introduction paragraph. This paragraph is normally five to seven sentences long. The introduction should be designed to attract the reader's attention and give the reader an idea of the essay's focus. The first sentence of the essay should be a general statement about the topic of the essay. An attention grabber is usually a good way to start. Some examples of attention grabbers are, startling information. This information must be true and verifiable, and it doesn't need to be totally new to the readers. It could simply be a pertinent fact that explicitly ill
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Approximate Word count = 1277
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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