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Organization, Tone, and Transitions

Organization, Tone, and Transitions

Two essays can contain the same evidence and earn very different scores. The difference is often how the writing is arranged and how it sounds. A reader who can glide from one idea to the next, in a steady and serious voice, trusts your argument more. Organization, tone, and transitions are the polish that makes […]

Building Strong Body Paragraphs

Building Strong Body Paragraphs

The body of your essay is where the argument is actually won. Between the introduction and conclusion sit two or three paragraphs that carry your evidence and reasoning. When each one is built the same reliable way, you never have to wonder what comes next — you just fill in the pattern and keep moving. […]

Writing Introductions and Conclusions

Writing Introductions and Conclusions

Analysis, Not Summary

Analysis, Not Summary

Selecting and Integrating Evidence

Selecting and Integrating Evidence

Writing a Focused Thesis

Writing a Focused Thesis

Evaluating the Passages Before You Choose

Evaluating the Passages Before You Choose

Understanding the Prompt and Rubric

Understanding the Prompt and Rubric

Editing a Whole Passage

Editing a Whole Passage

Cutting Wordiness and Fixing Order

Cutting Wordiness and Fixing Order

Transitions and Conjunctive Adverbs

Transitions and Conjunctive Adverbs

Parallel Structure

Parallel Structure