Working on an essay for me is a process of cut and dry steps with a wash and dry repeating method of adding originality to the essay. I personally believe that without a strong thesis an essay stands no chance of being good. To craft a thesis, I usually start with sentence placement within the introduction paragraph and then shift towards writing the actual line. I prefer not to make my thesis the last line in the paragraph because I feel it adds an original personal touch to the essay. As well as, I never want my thesis to not flow with the rest of the introduction paragraph. When writing the actual line I use the classic “x…because…A,B,C” format. “x” being my point I’m trying to make, “A,B,C” being my three reasons I can prove “x”. Then, I think of sort of a rough draft thesis in my head. I think of a quick “A,B,C” usually one word or a simple idea; however, when actually writing the three “A,B,C” points in my thesis I think of a more educated way that is more specific to the essay to write them. Then using my thesis and introduction paragraph I make the central themes of all three of my body paragraphs the “A,B,C” ideas I discussed in my thesis. This allows me to not have to focus as hard on the meat of the essay because I’ve allowed my thesis to do all the work. I do this but I also carry essential themes through the essay such as audience, message, and other analysis tools and show how they relate to the individual theme I’m discussing in my paragraph. Then when writing the conclusion, I funnel all the ideas I’ve proposed into one or two collectivized points I try and give to my audience. Then I do several sweep readings of my essay and correct sentence placement, grammatical errors, and make sure that the essay flows and gets the point I was trying to make across.
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October 2019
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