Writing an essay_11d

Writing an essay

maximum of 14%: is it a lot?

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How many parts should you have in your essay:

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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What shall be at the beginning? 1^{st paragraph.}

• express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion

• express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion

• make a conclusion restating your position

• explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

• make an introduction (state the problem)

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What shall be in the 2nd part? 2^{nd paragraph.}

• express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion

• express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion

• make a conclusion restating your position

• explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

• make an introduction (state the problem)

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What shall be in the 3^rd part? 3^{rd paragraph.}

• express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion

• express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion

• make a conclusion restating your position

• explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

• make an introduction (state the problem)

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What shall be in the 4^th part? 4^{th paragraph.}

• express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion

• express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion

• make a conclusion restating your position

• explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

• make an introduction (state the problem)

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What shall be in the 5^th part? 5^{th paragraph.}

• express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion

• express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion

• make a conclusion restating your position

• explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

• make an introduction (state the problem)

Essay structure:

• introduction (state the problem)

• express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion

• express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion

• explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

• make a conclusion restating your position

Introduction: 2 - 3 sentences:

• One sentence: why this problem is important nowadays

• One sentence : you opinion

• One sentence : the opposite view

Open Ended

Distant education is the best way of learning:

give an example of an introduction

2 - Personal opinion:

• 2 - 3 arguments in favour of your view

• You should use: in my opinion, from my point of view, as far as I am concerned, I am thoroughly convinced, I strongly believe

• distant education: express your views as an example

3 - An opposing opinion:

• 1 - 2 arguments in favour of your view (better one)

• explain why you disagree

• You should use: to begin with, their first argument is, another argument is

• distant education: the opposite view as an example

4 - Why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion

• disagree with the opposite opinion, say why

• the argument against the one in the 3rd paragraph

• distant education: the argument against as an example

5 - А conclusion

• You should use: to conclude, to sum up, in conclusion, all in all

• you need to sum up all your arguments paraphrasing them

• don't make new arguments

• don't support the opposite view

• distant education: a conclusion as an example