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1、转自:http://www1.aucegypt.edu/academic/writers1.Research:Begintheessaywritingprocessbyresearchingyourtopic,makingyourselfanexpert.Utilizetheinternet,theacademicdatabases,andthelibrary.Takenotesandimmerseyourselfinthewordsofgreatthinkers.2.Analysis:Nowthat
2、youhaveagoodknowledgebase,startanalyzingtheargumentsoftheessaysyou'rereading.Clearlydefinetheclaims,writeoutthereasons,theevidence.Lookforweaknessesoflogic,andalsostrengths.Learninghowtowriteanessaybeginsbylearninghowtoanalyzeessayswrittenbyothers.3.Bra
3、instorming:Youressaywillrequireinsightofyourown,genuineessay-writingbrilliance.Askyourselfadozenquestionsandanswerthem.Meditatewithapeninyourhand.Takewalksandthinkandthinkuntilyoucomeupwithoriginalinsightstowriteabout.4.Thesis:Pickyourbestideaandpinitdo
4、wninaclearassertionthatyoucanwriteyourentireessayaround.Yourthesisisyourmainpoint,summedupinaconcisesentencethatletsthereaderknowwhereyou'regoing,andwhy.It'spracticallyimpossibletowriteagoodessaywithoutaclearthesis.5.Outline:Sketchoutyouressaybeforestra
5、ightwaywritingitout.Useone-linesentencestodescribeparagraphs,andbulletpointstodescribewhateachparagraphwillcontain.Playwiththeessay'sorder.Mapoutthestructureofyourargument,andmakesureeachparagraphisunified.6.Introduction:Nowsitdownandwritetheessay.Thein
6、troductionshouldgrabthereader'sattention,setuptheissue,andleadintoyourthesis.Yourintroismerelyabuildupoftheissue,astageofbringingyourreaderintotheessay'sargument.(Note:Thetitleandfirstparagraphareprobablythemostimportantelementsinyouressay.Thisisanessay
7、-writingpointthatdoesn'talwayssinkinwithinthecontextoftheclassroom.Inthefirstparagraphyoueitherhookthereader'sinterestorloseit.Ofcourseyourteacher,who'sgettingpaidtoteachyouhowtowriteanessay,willreadtheessayyou'vewrittenregardless,butintherealworld,read
8、ersmakeuptheirmindsaboutwhetherornottoreadyouressaybyglancingatthetitlealone.)7.Paragraphs:Eachindividualparagraphshouldbefocusedonasingleideathatsupportsyourthesis.Beginparagraphswithtopicsentences,supportassertionswithevidence,