Presentation : Seven Steps for Writing an Academic Essay :: Composition

Seven Steps for Writing an Academic EssayAbstract Many students do non understand that there is a process to writing. This lesson provides students with seven steps for writing an academic essay at the first-year university train. It erect be easily modify for grade 11-12 students.1. pick a topic * often a teacher will assign you a topic, but if you have a choice, pick something that you are personally interested in.2. brainstorm (or research) * benefits of brainstorming it will indicate if you have enough information to write a full paper & it will commit new ideas for you * ask yourself, what are the connections between these ideas? * topics for brainstorming o discuss the effects of global warming o should animals be used for cosmetic interrogation * Types of Brainstorming a. web brainstorming b. compare/contrast brainstorming c. Burkes brainstorming target o I would suggest using Burkes target for literature written document o http//web.educ.ubc.ca/marileef/BurkesTarget.pdf o source d. clustering - jot down only words or very short phrases. Use different colored pens as ideas seem to suggest themselves in groups. Use printing or longhand script to suggest that ideas are main thoughts or supportive ideas. Dont bother to place too neatly, though, because that can impede the flow of ideas. Dont cross anything out because you cant tell where an idea will lead you. When you get a few ideas written down, you can start to group them, using colored circles or whatever. Draw linking lines as connections suggest themselves3. develop a thesis statement/sentence * a university level academic essay usually requires you to take a position in an arguement and then support your position. Arguement doesnt mean you are fighting. It means that you are trying to change your readers of an idea or persuade them to act. * you will want to pick something that reasonable people will dis agree over and that you are interested in.