RULES FOR ESSAY WRITING: I) GET FACTS/REMEMBER FACTS II) USE FACTS/NOT GIVE a) BE ANALYTICAL b) HAVE A PURPOSE: PROVE, PERSUADE c) EXAMINE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC OUTCOMES III) HAVE A THESIS IV) ONLY USE INFO RELEVENT TO THESIS -> CONNECT INFO TO THESIS V) NO ABSOLUTES: (Use seem, appears, most... don't use all or everyone or everything) Pronouns are bad. "It was good that Alexander was Tsar." 1.) Be explicit (clear, detailed), not implicit (vague, implied)
Writing Essays
RULES FOR ESSAY WRITING:I) GET FACTS/REMEMBER FACTS
II) USE FACTS/NOT GIVE
a) BE ANALYTICAL
b) HAVE A PURPOSE: PROVE, PERSUADE
c) EXAMINE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
III) HAVE A THESIS
IV) ONLY USE INFO RELEVENT TO THESIS -> CONNECT INFO TO THESIS
V) NO ABSOLUTES: (Use seem, appears, most... don't use all or everyone or everything)
Pronouns are bad. "It was good that Alexander was Tsar."
1.) Be explicit (clear, detailed), not implicit (vague, implied)