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Originally Posted by Moejoe
One of my old lecturers said that all you have to do to write an essay is remember three words: CQC. He said, at a fundamental level, all essays are built upon the CQC foundation.
1. Make a CLAIM
2. Back-up claim with a QUOTE
3. Now COMMENT on the above QUOTE
4. Repeat until conclusion.
Don't know if that helps, but when I was involved in academia the CQC principal got me through a lot of otherwise boring essays.  |
This is great advice... and rather more immediately pertinent than my own rambling.
I would just add that people who are not used to writing essays can sometimes get this stuff right, but leave the various parts of the essay feeling a bit too detached from their surroundings.
After everything is written down, 2-3 more minutes spent on tweaking section/paragraph beginnings and ends to maintain reasonable flow can make a big difference in how professional the essay ends up feeling.
- Ahi