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    The document outlines the 10 steps to write an essay which are: research the topic, analyze other essays, brainstorm ideas, develop a thesis statement, create an outline, write the introduction, write paragraphs supporting the thesis, write the conclusion, cite sources properly, and polish the language.

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    How to write an essay

    Ganjar
    (adapted from
    https://www.academia.edu/26614028/10_steps_to_write_
    an_essay_pdf)
    Brief Overview of the 10 Essay
    Writing Steps
    1. Research:

     Begin the essay writing process by researching your


    topic, making yourself an expert.
     Utilize the internet, the academic databases, and the
    library.
     Take notes and immerse yourself in the words of
    great thinkers.
     You write better when you read more and better.
    2. Analysis:

     Now that you have a good knowledge base, start


    analyzing the arguments of the essays you're reading.
     Clearly define the claims, write out the reasons, the
    evidence.
     Look for weaknesses of logic, and also strengths.
     Learning how to write an essay begins by learning
    how to analyze essays written by others.
    3. Brainstorming:

     Your essay will require insight of your own, genuine


    essay-writing brilliance.
     Ask yourself a dozen questions and answer them.
     Meditate with a pen in your hand.
     Take walks and think and think until you come up with
    original insights to write about.
    4. Thesis:
    (What do you actually want to say?)

     Pick your best idea and pin it down in a clear assertion


    that you can write your entire essay around.
     Your thesis is your main point, summed up in a
    concise sentence that lets the reader know where
    you're going, and why.
     It's practically impossible to write a good essay
    without a clear thesis.
    5. Outline:
    (Cohesion and Coherence)

     Sketch out your essay before straightway writing it


    out.
     Use one-line sentences to describe paragraphs, and
    bullet points to describe what each paragraph will
    contain.
     Play with the essay's order. Map out the structure of
    your argument, and make sure each paragraph is
    unified.
    6. Introduction:

     Now sit down and write the essay. The introduction


    should grab the reader's attention, set up the issue,
    and lead in to your thesis.
     Your intro is merely a buildup of the issue, a stage of
    bringing your reader into the essay's argument.
    Note:

     The title and first paragraph are probably the most important
    elements in your essay.
     This is an essay-writing point that doesn't always sink in within
    the context of the classroom. In the first paragraph you either
    hook the reader's interest or lose it.
     In the real world, readers make up their minds about whether
    or not to read your essay by
    glancing at the title alone.
    7. Paragraphs:

     Each individual paragraph should be focused on a


    single idea that supports your thesis.
     Begin paragraphs with topic sentences, support
    assertions with evidence, and expound your ideas in
    the clearest, most sensible way you can.
     Speak to your reader as if he or she were sitting in
    front of you.
     In other words, instead of writing the essay, try
    talking the essay.
    8. Conclusion:

     Gracefully exit your essay by making a quick wrap-up


    sentence, and then end on some memorable thought,
    perhaps a quotation, or an interesting twist of logic,
    or some call to action.
     Is there something you want the reader to walk away
    and do?
     Let him or her know exactly what.
    9. Citation Style

     Format your essay according to the correct guidelines


    for citation.
     All borrowed ideas and quotations should be
    correctly cited in the body of your text, followed up
    with a Works Cited (references) page listing the
    details of your sources.
    10. Language:

     You're not done writing your essay until you've polished your
    language by correcting the grammar, making sentences flow,
    incorporating rhythm, emphasis, adjusting the formality,
    giving it a level-headed tone, and making other intuitive edits.
     Proofread until it reads just how you want it to sound.
     Writing an essay can be tedious, but you don't want to
    bungle the hours of conceptual work you've put into writing
    your essay by leaving a few slippy misppallings
    and pourly wordedd phrazies..

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