Essay Tips

What to avoid:

• oversymplifying sources
• talking in circles
• abrupt transtitions and bad sentence structure
• not citing sources

What to do:

• make a strong introduction
• make clear statements and well developed ideas
• use your own opinion and experiences occasionally
• use sources!!!- appropriatley
• develop a clear and expoundable thesis

Strategies:

• understand the question and read the prompt carefully
• make your talking points clear before writing
• use at least 3 sources