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<p> 	         <font face="Arial" size="5"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">AIC LSU Student Resources</p><br /><p> </font><font face="Arial" size="7"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">ESSAY WRITING</p><br /><p> </font><font face="Arial" size="4"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">What is an essay?</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Structure</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">- Introduction</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">- Body</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">- Conclusion</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">- Basic Essay Structure</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Standard conventions (presentation)</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Tips</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Essay checklist</p><br /><p> </font><font face="Arial" size="5"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">What is an essay?</p><br /><p> </font><font face="Arial"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">An essay is a piece of writing that  allows you to develop ideas and arguments using a</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">logical sequence of interrelated  paragraphs. Unlike reports, essays usually do not</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">contain any headings, lists (bullet  points) or diagrams. Rather they depend on direct</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">links from one paragraph to the next  in order to gradually build the argument and</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">justify the point of view.</p><br /><p> </font><font face="Arial" size="5"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Essay structure</p><br /><p> </font><font face="Arial"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Before beginning an essay, there are  several planning steps that need to be undertaken.</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Do not attempt to begin writing  without having first done the planning and research as</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">you will find that your essay will  have little to say and will lack organisation and</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">structure. Academic writing requires  you to develop your ideas with reference to</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">evidence and the arguments of expert  authors in the field. In an essay you need to</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">support your opinion by discussing the  opinions of experts. To find these expert</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">opinions, you need to research.</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">An essay is made up of four key parts:</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">• Introduction (beginning) – This is  the first paragraph (approximately 10% of the</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">length of the essay).</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">• Body (middle) – These paragraphs  develop the main idea and provide supporting</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">arguments and evidence.</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">• Conclusion (end) –This is the last  paragraph (approximately 10% of the length of</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">the essay).</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">• Reference List</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Each part of the essay plays an  important role in its overall effect. Note however that</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">although an essay must have these four  parts, you should not put headings for any</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">section except the Reference List. The  first and last paragraphs should automatically</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">serve as the introduction and  conclusion and therefore everything in between</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">constitutes the body.</p><br /><p> </font><font face="Arial" size="5"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Basic Essay Structure</p><br /><p> </font><font face="Arial" size="4"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Introduction</p><br /><p> </font><font face="Arial"><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">(approx 10% of word count)</p><br /><p align="LEFT" style="line-height: 200%">Paragraph </p><br /><p></font> <font face="Arial" size="4"></font></p><br /><p><br />Credit:ivythesis.typepad.com</p><br />

LSU ESSAY WRITING

AIC LSU Student Resources ESSAY WRITING What is an essay? Structure - Introduction - Body - Conclusion - Basic Essay Structure ...

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