Essay Writing - 3

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Welcome! 

Road map

Essay writing 

• Paragraphs 
• Write a rough draft

How?

• Planning
• Shaping
• Drafting
• Revising
• Editing/proofreading
• Hand in

Drafting

• Take your framework
• Focus on the top sentences
• Write your paragraphs 

Framework

Introduction with your thesis statement

• anecdote, some background information, reason you chose the topic

Body: your actual argument

• one topic per paragraph
• argument in support
• argument in support
• refutation of opposing argument 

conclusion

Framework

Introduction with thesis statement:  35

Body: 

• argument in support: 70
• argument in support: 70
• refutation of opposing argument 70

Conclusion: 35

Total: 280 words 

Paragraph build-up

Paragraph build-up

Drafting

• Take your framework
• Focus on the top sentences
• Write your paragraphs 
• Add an introduction with your TS
• Add a conclusion

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Drafting

• Construct your rough draft