The Academic Essay
How to plan, draft, write
and revise.
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The Academic
Essay
How to plan, draft, write
and revise.
3rd edition
Dr Derek Soles
In memory of my father
© 2005, 2008, 2016 Derek Soles
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3rd edition reprinted 2018
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Contents
Composing your thesis statement
Planning a compare/contrast essay
Conclusion
Our Case Study continued
Define the distinguishing features of the whole
Dividing the whole into its component parts and analysing the parts
Interpreting the relationship of the parts to the whole
Learning how to analyse and interpret
5Writing a Clear and Specific Opening
Sample introductory paragraph one
Sample introductory paragraph two
Sample introductory paragraph three
Sample introductory paragraph four
Sample introductory paragraph five
Our Case Study continued
6Writing Complete Body Paragraphs
Composing a topic sentence
Developing your topic sentence
Maintaining paragraph unity
Sample body paragraphs
Our Case Study continued
7Writing an Explicit Conclusion