welcome to your crash course on essay
writing by the time you finish this
series you'll be all set to ace your
essay
this is the first video of the playlist
in which you'll learn the basics
in an academic essay the goal is to
persuade readers of a position
or perspective through informed
arguments supported with evidence and
analysis
there are three main stages to writing
an essay
preparation writing revision
in this video i'll quickly go through
all the stages and steps with you
and in the next few videos in this
playlist we'll go more into detail for
each stage
with example sentences and paragraphs
can't wait
let's dive right in
hi i'm jessica from scribber here to
help you achieve your academic goals
in the preparation stage you first need
to understand the assignment
and choose a topic once you've chosen
your topic you should come up with an
initial thesis
this is the main point you want to make
in the essay or the position you're
going to argue for
at this stage it doesn't have to be
perfectly phrased
but it's important to start with a clear
idea of what you want to say
then you can start creating an outline
and planning your essay structure
this will kick start your writing and
keep you on track
preparation is done and now we're moving
on to writing
every essay starts off with an
introduction it's important to grab the
reader's interest
right off the bat and inform them what
will be covered in the essay
hook the reader in the first sentence
and then give contacts that will help
your reader understand your argument
this might involve providing brief
background information
giving an overview of important academic
work or debates
on the topic and explaining difficult
terms
but don't overdo it just enough to give
the reader a taste you know
next remember the thesis statement from
before
present it here tell the reader the
central argument you're going to make
the thesis statement is usually one or
two sentences long
and it drives the whole essay so make
sure to spend some time on this part
you can end your introduction section
with an overview of the essay
so basically signposting your essay
structure
moving on to the body section this is
the longest part of your essay
usually around 60 to 80 percent here is
where you make
arguments supporting your thesis provide
evidence
and develop your ideas it's easy to get
lost in a big chunk of text
to give your essay a clear structure it
is important to make use of paragraphs
each paragraph should be centered around
just one argument or idea
introduce the purpose of each paragraph
using topic sentences
a good topic sentence makes a transition
from the previous paragraph
and introduces the argument to be made
in this paragraph
after the topic sentence present
evidence by providing the reader with
data
examples or quotes be sure to interpret
and explain the evidence
and show how it helps develop your
overall argument
the hard work is done and you've arrived
at the last paragraph of your essay
the conclusion here are three things you
should do
summarize and tie together the points
you made in the essays body
show the outcome of your arguments what
new insights have you provided
emphasize why your argument matters
after you're done writing but before you
submit your hard work
it's important to revise and polish your
writing double check your arguments
have you said everything you meant to
say or do some points need restructuring
finally make sure to check your grammar
spelling
and formatting and if you've cited
sources in your paper
also use a plagiarism checker to make
sure everything is good to go
once you've checked everything off this
checklist here you're good to go
when you're ready your next step should
be creating an outline for essay
click this to learn how to do so see you
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