1. Plan (don't start writing yet) your body paragraphs first.
2. Be sure each body paragraph has a main idea, not simply what comes next in the story.
3. Make sure the order of your body paragraphs is NOT in the chronological order of the story.
4. Write your intro AFTER you have all the body paragraphs written and edited.
5. Write your conclusion last.
I have to write a thematic essay and a characteristic essay. I have a few questions in the writing. I am in grade 11 right now.
1) what should I include in the introduction? Whenever I write anything about the story, my tutor says that is summarizing and I should not do that since the reader knows the story. Whenever I try to introduce with a few words what the next few paragraphs are about, my tutor says it is too repetitive since the readers will know soon anyways. So, what should I put in the introduction because my introductions are so short now.
2) what should I include in the body paragraphs? I usually use three quotes to support my points. However, whenever I try to say anything about what happened in the story, my tutor says it's summarizing and I should not do that. And since it's a thematic or character essay, my tutor tells me not to write my opinions or too much off topic. Then, what should I write in the paragraphs.
- since in grade 11, essays are suppose to be 600-1000 words or more. What am I suppose to write in general? There is so much that I shouldn't write, what should I write then, like just in general?
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PS - A paper about how a character changes during a story almost guarantees chronological order! Avoid those kinds of papers!!
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