Rough Draft, Review, and Polishing Process

Finalizing the Essay

Now that you remember how to find and write down your evidence and sources, you are ready to begin writing your body paragraphs.

Review the following presentation for details on the Rough Draft, Review, and Polishing Process:

Analyzing Evidence in an Essay

Remember that when you write an essay, you want to make sure that you are analyzing each piece of evidence you use in order to connect your ideas to the topic sentences and thesis statement. Without analysis, your ideas will not connect, and your reader might become confused. Review the short video below that shows you how to analyze your ideas and make connections:

Introduction and Conclusion Paragraphs Review

Remember that writing the introduction and conclusion paragraphs of the essay last is the best route to take when writing. Write your thesis first and then write your body paragraphs. Then, come back to write the introduction and conclusion paragraphs.

Writing the Introduction: Connect your text to a current or historical event to hook your readers.

Writing the Conclusion: Do not summarize or restate your introduction and do not use the obvious "In conclusion." Also, give your readers something to think about when they finish your essay.

Review the examples of the Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs.

Topic: What are some types and purposes of family pets?

Revision and Polishing

Recall that the revision process allows you to look at the writing as a whole to make sure all of your ideas relate and directly support your thesis statement. Finally, polishing the essay for any grammar and punctuation errors allows writers to have the best version of the essay. Look at the following items when revising:

The Works Cited

Remember to include a Works Cited at the end of your essay. The Works Cited should have its own page at the end of your essay and list only the sources you used in your essay in alphabetical order. View the image below for how you should format your Works Cited, according to MLA:

Remember to use these examples as you complete your Rough Draft and Peer Review Project at the end of the module and as you write other essays throughout the course.

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