EQ: How Do I Compose the Draft of my Essay?

What do I do with the first draft I wrote? Rewrite your first paragraph make sure that you mention the two article as in the two precis you have already written. Do you have a good “hook” in the first paragraph? When you stake your claim is it interesting and does it make the reader want to jump in and read the rest of your paper?

Paragraph 2 Summarize the two articles as we have already done in the precis. Add transitions and comments as need.

Paragraph 3, 4, 5, etc. Cite evidence from each of your research sources that supports your thesis statement. Make sure you cite the sources correctly as soon as your introduce them. From then on you just need to write name and year in parentheses (Freud, 2008). Explain WHY the source proves your point.

Final Paragraph Briefly summarize each of the arguments you have made and explain WHY each either proves or disproves your point. In the last two sentences say WHY IT MATTERS to the world.

Step 4 Find some common ground. (Hint: We all want to communicate with friends. We all want to keep teens safe. We all want to give our children as much freedom as they can handle responsibly.)

Step 5 Maintain a reasonable tone. (Hint: what words that you use sound reasonable? What words sound unreasonable?)

Step 6 Organize your essay so that it presents your position as effectively as possible. (Hint: What might be a good lead-in, or “hook”? What arguments should come first? What arguments should come last?)S