LWR - Paper Requirements Lesson

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It is now time to start your rough draft. Refer to your approved topic, outline, and thesis statement in order to guide your writing. See below for important paper requirements.

Remember Essays are divided into paragraphs. A paragraph is a group of sentences on one topic. Essays always start with an introduction, contain body paragrophs and end with a conclusion. When writing, make sure you link your paragraphs. Use linking words/phrases. The sentence that sets the tone and tells the reader the topic of the paragraph is called a topic sentence. A topic sentence states a single point clearly A topic sentence goes at the beginning of a paragraph. All topic sentences should relate to the essay topic and thesis. Make sure that you are answering the thesis statement. You must provide evidence to support any points you make

Giving Evidence Use evidence from the text to explain yourself. Make sure the evidence you use is relevant. Introduce any borrowed material as noted in the "Using Literary Evidence" section of this module.

Remember Essays are divided into paragraphs. A paragraph is a group of sentences on one topic. Essays always start with an introduction, contain body paragraphs and end with a conclusion. When writing, make sure you link your paragraphs. Use linking words/phrases. The sentence that sets the tone and tells the reader the topic of the paragraph is called a topic sentence. A topic sentence states a single point clearly A topic sentence goes at the beginning of a paragraph. All topic sentences should relate to the essay topic and thesis. Make sure that you are answering the thesis statement. You must provide evidence to support any points you make

Things to Avoid Abbreviations and contractions such as: e.g, etc, don', can't. Informal language and slang Using the first person 'T Mistakes in punctuation and capitalization

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