By this stage you already have most of the materials to build on your topic, but now you need to clarify and reexamine your work. An essay is defined as "an organized, connected, and fully developed set of paragraphs that expand on a central idea, central argument, or central statement". All the pieces of your essay should help the reader understand your essay's idea. Each paragraphs is an argument that should demonstrate how details from the work relate/support it. A successful essay is thorough, yet brief, not long. It can be about/ include any of the points previously stated; character, background, etc. Once you choose an idea you want to use, write it out as a complete sentence that is important for your essay, the next sentence should move your essay towards "exploration and discovery", this is your central argument. Now evaluate your idea, make sure it's valid, and then you can make an outline/ list, lastly you should use your ideas as evidence and to connect your central argument. Details are essential.
This article restates previous ideas of developing your ideas/ argument. It suggests that you use evidence, since it will bolster your argument, and I agree, the best way to establish credibility is to support your ideas with evidence and facts. My favorite part of these articles is their suggestions on possible topics. I liked their suggesting things you can write about, instead of telling you what to do, which they also do in this article. All in all, this article was just repeating the ideas in the previous chapter and brought little new to the reader.
Thank you Kailey!
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