Are you a dual-enrolled student?
Have you been out of school for awhile?
If you answered YES to any of the questions above, then you will want to
be sure to use the CONTENT
and STRUCTURE
websites to make sure that you are creating academic essays that are meeting the
basic requirements.
BASICS:
In this class, you will learn about writing arguments; however, you will need to already know the basics of academic writing to build upon. Your arguments will be contained in traditional academic essay structure and style. Therefore, you must be sure to know how to write well-structured academic essays using the basics of
In this class, you will learn about writing arguments; however, you will need to already know the basics of academic writing to build upon. Your arguments will be contained in traditional academic essay structure and style. Therefore, you must be sure to know how to write well-structured academic essays using the basics of
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Each section of an
academic essay has a specific purpose, and,
therefore, a specific structure required
for the content.
If you have written an essay and the instructor
states that the academic writing
standards not being met, then this means that you
are struggling with the basics for academic writing. Therefore, you
will want to spend extra time learning about the purpose, structure, and content of different areas of an
academic essay.
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If you visit the Rhetoric and Composition site,
you will learn the purpose for each of our main writing
assignments: proposal
argument, ethical
argument, and cause/effect
argument essays.
· If you visit the STRUCTURE
site, you will learn how to organize your ideas to make
the strongest writing possible. After all, if your audience is confused
at where you are going in the writing, you will lose them quickly.
· If you visit the CONTENT site, you
will learn the basics for what goes where in an academic essay.
PURPOSE, STRUCTURE,
and CONTENT
There are basic standards that most students come
into a college class knowing such as:
If students do not know these standards, they can learn
about them through the online helper sites listed above.
Below is a general overview of how this process works as
one moves from Purposeà Structureà Content.
EXAMPLE: UNDERSTANDING
TOPIC SENTENCES
Purposeà Structureà Content
PURPOSE
leads to a specific STRUCTURE,
and based on that STRUCTURE,
you will have certain CONTENT
[Purpose]
The purpose of a
topic sentence is to assert part of the argument from the thesis
statement (which is contained in the last sentence of the introduction
paragraph).
[Structure]
A body paragraph must
begin with a topic sentence.
The topic sentence must
be structured in the paragraph as the first sentence of the body paragraph
(to alert the reader to the focus for that given paragraph).
Therefore,
the structure of a body paragraph begins with a topic sentence that
asserts the focus of the body paragraph [content] that stems from the thesis
statement.
[Content]
The content of the
topic sentence of the body paragraph must be in your own words (and not
sources) since it is part of your argument, and your argument must be in your
own words as you begin the point to be proven in that given body paragraph.
It will not contain informal
language and will assert one argument that is linked to the thesis statement.
There will be no questions in body
paragraph topic sentences.
After reviewing the
content above about purpose, structure, and content,
you should be able to tell if you have a handle on the construction for TOPIC
SENTENCES in academic writing or if you are in need of a refresher.
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If you answered YES at the
beginning of this handout or are in need of a refresher, you will want to spend
time in preparation for each essay by reviewing the helper booklet on
the Freshman Composition helper site: https://fgc-enc1101.blogspot.com/. You
will also want to pay close attention to the STRUCTURE and
the CONTENT help sites
so that you know 'what' goes 'where' in an academic essay.
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fgc-enc1101.blogspot.com
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If you have questions about these items, please let your
instructor know so that more clarity and direction can be provided.
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