It’s 10:30 p.m., and the clock ticks down. You've procrastinated this long, but the due date rears its head. You know that in a mere hour and a half there’s barely enough time to scrape together an adequate manuscript. But how can you write without a plan? As it turns out, a simple recipe exists for completing a successful composition. Start with one-inch margins and fill in the blanks below.
Your Name
Your Instructor
Your Course
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Here’s where you catch the reader’s attention. You could introduce the subject with a rhetorical question, but that’s a rather weak way to kick off a paper. Do not utilize some overused cliché and, for God’s sake, never open with a quotation! In the introduction, attempt to create a sort of linguistic magnifying glass through which you focus on the broader background and then concentrate on the thesis. Typically, this big idea completes the introductory paragraph.
After establishing the argument, you should begin creating the anatomical bulk of the essay. Once you recognize the straightforward formula, the body quickly constructs itself. First comes the claim, the point of contention. Second, the evidence, the material that supports your case, follows. Third, you cogently analyze your data and use it to effectively argue your proof. Finally, you close up this portion. Either transition to the next assertion, or you just relate this section to the overall theme of the assignment if your topics aren’t relatable. Upon your completion of this chunk of the document, you move on to the last part.
The conclusion is an inversion of the beginning. You remind the audience of the objective, your argumentation, and fit it into the context of the wider world. Sometimes, it falls a hair short of the required length, but all’s well. You tie the bow on the end of the project.
When you finish your homework, I beg you to reread the text and eliminate stupid mistakes. You made an error somewhere. You’re completely fine. It happens. Fix it. Since this guide basically wrote everything for you, you have a few minutes to polish. Try to remove as much passive voice as possible. Check that your sentences make sense. Don’t fear the semicolon; embrace it. (Teachers love properly used semicolons.) Remember to re-title the finished piece, and avoid picking a lame name.
Relax.
Hit submit.
