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HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY (REVISITING PARAGRAPH WRITING)
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- Parts of speech.
- Punctuation.
- Commonly confused words and phrases.
- Tips for filling in a college registration form.
- Learning how to summarise.
- Tips for completing written assignments.
- How to answer exam questions.
- How to write a cover letter when applying for a job.
- How to write a resignation letter.
- How to write e-mails.
Running head TITLE OF PAPER 1 Title of Your Essa.docxtoltonkendal
Running head: TITLE OF PAPER 1
Title of Your Essay
Your Name
Course Number & Title
Instructor's Name
Month Day, Year
TITLE OF PAPER 2
Title of Your Essay
Start the first paragraph here. It should introduce your reader to the subject you are
writing about, as well as your particular position or claim. Before you can create your first
paragraph, consider these “pre-writing” tips. You can use this template to help you format your
paper. For longer papers, include sub-headings or levels of heading.
The writing process
Spend time planning your paper. A good practice is to brainstorm ideas and decide how
to express the main idea or thesis. Once you have a rough idea of what you want to say or argue,
create an outline or list to help you organize the evidence you plan to present. For more
suggestions, please read about thesis statements on our Ashford Writing Center website: Thesis
Statements. Other helpful tools on our website are the Thesis Generator and Moving from
Prompt to Thesis.
Writing the body paragraphs
Each paragraph of your assignment should be clear and easy to follow. We have several
good resources to help you write a strong paragraph, such as How to Write a Good Paragraph
and the P.I.E. Paragraph Structure.
Using citations correctly
In addition to being well-written, each paragraph should include an in-text citation to all
ideas, references, or quotations that are from outside sources and research. The Ashford Writing
Center provides many resources to help you follow correct citation style (primarily APA) and
gives lessons and examples of how to paraphrase and cite sources. The APA Key Elements page
is a good place to start.
https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-formatting-headings%20in-apa-style.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/writing-tools-outline.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/essay-dev-thesis-statements.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/essay-dev-thesis-statements.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/writing-tools-thesis-generator.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/essay-dev-prompt-to-thesis-handout.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/essay-dev-prompt-to-thesis-handout.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/essay-dev-good-paragraph.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/essay-dev-pie-paragraph.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-in-text-citation-guide.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-guidelines-for-quoting.html
https://awc.ashford.edu/cd-apa-key-elements.html
TITLE OF PAPER 3
References
The following are commonly used references. Please fill in the required information, and if you
need more help, see the AWC References page. References are listed in alphabetical order.
Ashford Textbook (Online edition): *
Author, A. (Year published). Title of book: Subtitle of book (edition, if other than the first)
[Electronic version]. Retrieved from from URL
Example:
Witt, G. A., & Mossler, R. A. (2010). Adult development and life assessment [Electronic
version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashfor ...
2. Title
• Have a title for your essay and
make it interesting and specific
to your essay.
• Here’s a typical academic one:
The Book of Daniel: Multiple
Perspectives of Prophecy
3. Introduction (w/thesis)
Body Paragraph:
The Essay
Explain & Develop Ideas • An essay
Body Paragraph: must have an
Explain & Develop Ideas introductory
Body Paragraph: paragraph,
Explain & Develop Ideas several body
Body Paragraph:
paragraphs,
Explain & Develop Ideas and a
Conclusion conclusion.
4. Thesis
The thesis is
the main point
that you
make in the essay
5. The Body Paragraph
• A body paragraph contains approximately
10-15 sentences and has a topic sentence.
• What is a topic sentence?
– The key point that you make in the
paragraph.
6. Basic Sentence Structure
• This is the minimum required for a simple
and complete sentence with no errors.
1. Subject
2. Verb
3. Complete thought
7. Spacing & Format
• Indent 5 spaces to indicate a new
paragraph.
• Double space your essay.
• Do not put extra spaces between
paragraphs.
• Put two spaces between sentences.
8. Specificity
• If you are specific in your writing,
your communication will be more
clear and powerful.
• Use details, examples, and precise
language.
9. Avoid
• Using the second person point of view
(p.o.v.) “you.”
• These phrases: I believe…, I think…,
In my opinion…, I personally…, I
myself personally believe that…
• Writing like you speak
10. Avoid
• Words such as: thing, a lot, basically,
nice, just, something, would, like
• Contractions: Use cannot (not can’t), I
am (not I’m), I will (not I’ll), it is (not
it’s)
11. Avoid
• Directly addressing the reader
Ex: You are going to learn about how
(or I am going to tell you about how)
after our family trip to Oregon, I
realized how dysfunctional my family
really is .
Correction:
After our family trip to Oregon, I realized
how dysfunctional my family really is.
12. Avoid
• Announcing your purpose and plan
Ex: In this essay, I am going to discuss
how MTV has had an enormous impact on
the spending habits of young people.
.
Revised: MTV has had an enormous
impact on the spending habits of young
people.
13. Avoid
• Abbreviations, and symbols: do not
use & or L.A.
• Using sentences from the prompt.
• Assuming the reader knows the
prompt or your topic.
14. Example prompt
• What is one important goal you would like
to achieve in the next few years?
In your essay, identify that one goal and
explain how you plan to achieve it. Use
your personal observations, experience,
and knowledge to support your essay.
15. Grading Symbols
1. sp.=spelling error
2. pr.=error in using a pronoun
3. s/v=lack of agreement between the
subject and the verb.
Example: The student love poetry.
Correction: The student loves poetry.
16. Grading Symbols
4. frag.=sentence fragment, a part of a
sentence punctuated as a sentence.
– Example: Before leaving for work this
morning. I drank a pot of coffee.
– Correction: Before leaving for work
this morning, I drank a pot of coffee.
17. Grading Symbols
5. RO (run-on) or CS (comma splice)=two or
more sentences incorrectly punctuated as one.
Example: My cousin invited many of her friends, I
did not know all the people who were running
around preparing for the party. (CS)
Correction: My cousin invited many of her friends,
so I did not know all the people who were
running around preparing for the party.
Correction: My cousin invited many of her friends;
therefore, I did not know all of the people who
were running around preparing for the party.
18. Example: The James Brown concert was
amazing I couldn’t believe a man of his age
could dance and sing with such energy.
(RO)
Correction: The James Brown concert was
amazing. I couldn’t believe a man of his age
could dance and sing with such energy.
19. 6. Mm= misplaced modifier. The
modifier is not close enough to the
word it is modifying.
Example: The phone almost rang ten
times.
Correction: The phone rang almost ten
times.
20. 7. Dm=dangling modifier. There is no word
to be modified.
Example: Driving down the road, the dog
was hit by the truck. (Who is driving?)
Correction: The driver of the truck hit the
dog.
21. 8. vt=lack of verb tense consistency,
unnecessarily switching from one
tense to another.
9. a=error in using an apostrophe
10. c=error in using a comma
11. cap.=make it a capital letter
12. lc=make it a lower case letter
22. 13. red.=unnecessary repetition.
14. trans= insert a transition
15. ¶ = create a new paragraph
16. ^ = insert something that I specify
17. | = separate (example: alot = a lot)
18. ‿ = bring together
19. q= error in using quotation marks
23. 20. ww = wrong word. The word doesn’t make
sense in the context. It probably means
something other that what you think it does. Look
up the word in the dictionary.
21. fp = faulty parallel structure.
Example: In the mountains, we went fishing,
biking and walked.
Correction: In the mountains, we went hiking,
biking, and walking.
24. 22. pass= passive voice.
Example: Mistakes were made.
Correction: The quarterback made mistakes.
22. mw= missing word
24. red. = redundancy, omit something that is
unnecessarily repeated
25. ?= After much effort and time, I cannot
understand what you are trying to
communicate.
25. Review these notes before you turn
in your first assignment. Look at
the grading symbols
after you have
received your first
graded work.