RULES TO WRITE AN ESSAY

• Don’t use contractions

• Divide the text in paragraphs (1 paragraph of introduction: most important part, the body of the
essay depends of the questions can be 2 or 3 paragraph and then the conclusion, 1 paragraph)
• Use formal words
• No brackets, exclamation points, suspension points…
• Do not start sentences with a conjunction (and, but, also, instead…), instead use linkers: despite,
in addition, however…
• Do not use a gure of speech (“don’t let the cat out of the bag” = don’t share the secret)
• Don’t overuse the same word, nd synonyms
• Don’t judge, analyze unless you’re asked to give an opinion
• Don’t nish a sentence with a preposition
• Be objective

HOW YOU SHOULD WRITE AN ESSAY

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1. Introduction (It must t with the conclusion, that’s a summary of the thesis statement)
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Hook —> to catch the reader attention; it could be a quotation, a question.
Examples:
• “do you think Anna would still be in love with Alexei if she hadn’t commit that suicide?”
• “what is the purpose of our existence?”
• “how are successful students different from unsuccessful students?”
• “statistics show that…”

Background informations

Thesis statement —> informative, arguable and defendable. Present one main idea cause you
have to explain it in paragraphs.
Examples:
• “Teen celebrities cannot be considered role models because of their engagement in illegal
activities”
• “Schools can play their part in decreasing cyber bullying by taking action against students
involved in bullying at school or online on social media”
• “Research has shown that a great number/amount”
• “We live in age where a great number of people believe”
• “Legends have”
• “In this essay i will analyze, question…”
• “To clearly understand”
• “It is highly doubtful”
• “I will bring to life”
• “It is known that”
• “It is a hotly debated topic that often divides opinions”
• It’s often discussed but
• “It’s a topic that is rarely discussed”
• “The trend nowadays is toward discussing and protecting the environment”
• Although more people would generally agree that”
• Hardly a week goes by without another report of”
• “This raise the questions/issues”
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2. The body
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Every paragraph must have: paragraph: topic sentence, main idea of paragraph, supportive
sentence, give examples and concluding part

1st paragraph: Firstly, undoubtedly, few people would ??? The fact
2nd paragraph: secondly, lastly I’m going to talk to something else

In contrast, unlike what was stated before

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3. Conclusion
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Matches the piece of statement
Concluding sentences ( nal thoughts)

answering the last phrase from the introduction

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