How to write an essay. This document is an indepth,well detailed explanation of how to write a well written essay. A university essay required an advance structure of the essay, research and structure of the sentences, this document will help you navigate the writing of these university essays.
An essay must argue a point , that is present in the main chain with
reasons offered in its defence with the intention to rationally persuade
its audience.
TAKINGING A STANCE
+ Applying your own critical thinking skills to the given material, it
requires you to take a stance.
+ On the basis of all that has been discussed in lectures, What do you
think? this is how you take your first step on the journey of becoming
knowledge producers
instead of knowledge consumers.
+ The stance you choose will constitute the conclusion of your essays
argument.
How should you defend your stance?
1. Provide positive reasons in favour of your position
e.g. Capitalism is a highly productive system that encourages
innovation and ingenuity.
2. Rebut possible objections to your position.
e.g. Some have argued that capitalism is actually over-production
expending precious resources natural resources to manufacture goods
that contribute little real value to human life. But this is not an
objection to Capitalism per se; this is simple a feature of innovation. We
can`t always know in advance, before a good is
created, what use it will have to humanity; we have to test in the market
first.
THE ROLE OF RESEARCH.
How to use reserch in your essay?
, The essay has to come from you, not google or from the library. Your
Essay defends your stance on the subject matter and the library and
google will not tell you what your stance is.
But this is not to say research is unimportant in fact...
RESEARCH IS VERY IMPORTANT
+ You will not be the first person to wonder if socialism is better than
capitalism, so you will have to show familiarity with literature.
+ Also take a critical eye to and engage with the literature, as this is the
key shift from school to university level essay writing.
+ RESEARCH SHOULD PLAY A SUPPORTIVE ROLE NOT A
PRIMARY ROLE.
BE CLEAR
> As you make your points into sentences, aim for clarity in your
writing.
> Aim for clarity of expression by exercising precision in your world
choice.
> for example ( not good):- Capitalism is a money-making system.
(good):- Capitalism is a politico-economic system in
which participants are each motivated to make as much money for
themselves as possible.
> It is better to be boring but clear than fast-paced but confusing and
vague.
> The best essays are both engaging and clear.
HOW TO WRITE PARAGRAPHS.
ONE IDEA PER PARAGRAPH.
> A paragraph is a group of sentences that contribute towards making
one point.
> Summarise each paragraph`s main idea with a summary sentence.
>>> Example :- Under Capitalism, one person (the capitalist) invests
money in a business, and that is generally the full extent of their
involvements in the business. All the actual work is performed by the
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