Essay Writing
Essay Structure
One idea per paragraph, and every paragraph earning its place.
Read only the first sentence of each paragraph in a strong essay and you get the whole argument. Do it with a weak one and you get a list of topics. That test takes a minute and it diagnoses most structural problems. We restructure essays around it: one idea per paragraph, stated first, evidenced second, interpreted third.
What you get
- An introduction that states a position, not a topic
- Topic sentences that carry the argument alone
- Evidence before interpretation, in every paragraph
- Transitions that show the logic, not just the order
- A conclusion that answers rather than repeats
Related reading
Essay Writing
Argumentative Essays
A thesis you could disagree with, defended against the strongest objection.
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Referencing
APA 7th Edition
The details that cost marks: capitals, italics, ampersands and DOIs.
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