How To Write An Essay: and Not Die Trying

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f an essay Parts o
Introduction 10 % Main Body Conclusion 80 % 10 %

ntroduction I
The introduction serves as a map of the rest of your essay. There should be a gradual development until you state your thesis towards the end of the introductory paragraph. The introduction is the most important part of an essay, as it is the first thing you read.

ntroduction I
There are many techniques for writing an effective introduction, such as: -An anecdote or story -A definition -A spaciotemporal reference frame -An attention grabber

anecdote The
One warm summer day, in the Catskill Mountains, at a campsite near New York City when I was just about 7 years old, I was on my first camping trip with my family. We all loaded up into the family vehicle, which was at the time a 1979 VW Camper Bus. It was a real bomb, however it transported the whole family Grandpa, Grams, Yvette, Melissa, twin 1 and twin 2, and myself. Yes all 7 of us yet not all of us, I am a grandchild that is one of twenty-four, and a sibling one of four. I come from a large family and we tend to stick together, as a result in order to ...

Definition The
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "love" is defined as a "strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties."

spaciotem The

nce frame poral refere

The 1920s were a time of change, excitement and innovation. This was true all over the western world and, of course, Germany was no exception. The parties, alcohol and dances seemed to be neverending. Nevertheless, a series of events that culminated in the Wall Street Crash, brought an end to the mirage of affluence...

n grabber he attentio T
Physical strength is the most important thing in life.

ain Body M
The main body follows the introduction. It is where ideas of your essay are developed. This must be done in a sequential and logical way.

es of essay Typ
-Persuasive -Descriptive -Narrative -Comparative

ersuasive P
-State your thesis -Disprove the opposing argument by finding counter examples or by finding mistakes in the reasoning

ersuasive P
German-Austria must be restored to the great German Motherland. And not indeed on any grounds of economic calculation whatsoever. No, no. Even if the union were a matter of economic indifference, and even if it were to be disadvantageous from the economic standpoint, still it ought to take place. People of the same blood should be in the same Reich. The German people will have no right to engage in a colonial policy until they shall have brought all their children together in the one State. When the territory of the Reich embraces all the Germans and finds itself unable to assure them a livelihood, only then can the moral right arise, from the need of the people to acquire foreign territory. The plough is then the sword; and the tears of war will produce the daily bread for the generations to come. Mein Kampf by Mr. Hitler

escriptive D
-The best way to create a vivid experience for your readers is to focus on the five senses -Show, don't just tell

The sun lay on the grass and warmed it, and in the shade under the grass the insects moved, ants and ant lions to set traps for them, grasshoppers to jump into the air and flick their yellow wings for a second, sow bugs like little armadillos, plodding restlessly on many tender feet. And over the grass at the roadside a land turtle crawled, turning aside for nothing, dragging his highdomed shell over the grass: His hard legs and yellow-nailed feet threshed slowly through the grass, not really walking, but boosting and dragging his shell along. The barley beards slid off his shell, and the clover burrs fell on him and rolled to the ground.

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Narrative
-Avoid abstract language -Choose the narrator -Remember the important concepts of plot, climax, characters, setting, ending...

Narrative
Comrades, comrades! they shouted. Dont take your own brother to his death! But the stupid brutes, too ignorant to realise what was happening, merely set back their ears and quickened their pace. Boxers face did not reappear at the window. Too late, someone thought of racing ahead and shutting the five-barred gate; but in another moment the van was through it and rapidly disappearing down the road. Boxer was never seen again. Animal Farm by George Orwell

parative Com
-Choose two things that could go in the same category, but that are also quite different -Choose a block arrangement or an alternating arrangement

parative Com
If we are discussing the differences between Spain and England...
Block arrangement: 1 Spain 1.1 Culture 1.2 History 1.3 Climate 2 England 2.1 Culture 2.2 History 2.3 Climate Alternating arrangement: 1 Culture: Spain/England

2 History: Spain/England

3 Climate: Spain/England

onclusion C
The end of an essay should give the reader a sense of completeness and closure. The conclusion leaves you with the last impression on the essay. It has to be good or it will be an anti-climax.

onclusion C
want us all to face our fears and stop behaving like our goal in life is to merely survive, "Surviving" is for wimps and game show contestants stranded in the jungle or on a desert island. You are not stranded. You own the store. The bad guys are just a bunch of silly, stupid white men. And there's a helluva lot more of us than there are of them. Use your power.
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You deserve better. Stupid White Men by Michael Moore

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