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Essay Writing Tips
Sample Essays For:
- College
- Graduate School
- Business School

 :: Essay Writing ::
Lesson One:
Tackling the Question
- College
- Business School
- Law School
- Medical School
Lesson Two:
Brainstorming a Topic
- Brainstorming
- Selecting a Topic
Lesson Three:
Structure and Outline
- Example Essay Structures
- Sample Outline and Essay
- Short Essays
- Outline Worksheet
- Templates
Lesson Four:
Style and Tone
- Sentence Variety
- Word Choice
- Verb Tense
- Transitions
- Essay Clichés
Lesson Five:
Intros and Conclusions
- Introductions
- Conclusions
Lesson Six:
Editing and Revising
- What To Look For
- Real Essay Gaffes
- Final Steps




 

 


Lesson Three: Structure and Outline


Introduction

The easiest way to sabotage all the work you have done so far is to skip this lesson. Writing is as much a discipline as it is an art, and to ensure that your essays flow well and make sense, you need to construct solid outlines before you write. Unless you conscientiously impose structure around your ideas, your essay will be rambling and ineffective. An outline should make sense on its own; the ideas should follow logically in the order that you list them. As you add content around these main points, these words should support and reinforce the logic of the outline. Finally, the outline should conclude with an insightful thought or image. Make sure that the rest of your outline reinforces this conclusion.

The body paragraphs should consist of events, experiences, and activities you have already organized in chronological order or in order of importance. In many of the essays that our editors read, the order of paragraphs seems to have been chosen at random. Make clear why one point follows another: each point in your outline should connect with the next; each main category should be linked to your introduction or thesis; and each sub-category should be linked to the main category. As you make your outline you should be able to see where there are holes in your essay.

Continue on to descriptions and examples of various essay structures, a sample outline and essay, short essay strategies and samples, and essay writing templates to help cure the worst cases of writer's block.

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From ESSAYS THAT WILL GET YOU INTO COLLEGE, by Amy Burnham, Daniel Kaufman, and Chris Dowhan.
Copyright 1998 by Dan Kaufman.  Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.

 

 

 

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