How to write an essay on trade fair?

Whether you're writing your first or your hundredth essay, learning how to organize an essay is an important skill for anyone who uses the written word to elaborate on a thesis or argument. Writing a clear and powerful essay requires careful thought, outlining and attention to sentence structure. An essential part of an essay is a thesis statement that sets the course for the rest of the written piece. Here are important strategies for organizing an essay.

Part 1 of 4:

Laying the Groundwork

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Determine your writing task.How you organize your essay will also depend on what your writing task is. This is usually in the assignment or prompt. Look for keywords like “describe,” “analyze,” “discuss,” or “compare.” These will tell you what your writing “job” is -- what the essay needs to accomplish.

Part 2 of 4:

Getting the Basics Down

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Write a thesis statement. Make this a unique observation, a powerful argument, an interpretation of a particular work or event, or another relevant statement that is not simply stating the obvious or summarizing a larger work.

• A thesis statement acts as the “road map” for your paper. It tells your audience what to expect from the rest of your essay.
• A good thesis statement is usually disputable, meaning someone might challenge or oppose your idea. While that can sound scary, it's crucial to have a disputable thesis, because otherwise you're probably arguing something that's so obvious it's not worth spending time on.
• Include the most salient points within your thesis statement. For example, your thesis may be about the similarity between two literary works. Describe the similarities in general terms within your thesis statement.
• Consider the “So what?” question. A good thesis will explain why your idea or argument is important. Ask yourself: if a friend asked you “So what?” about your thesis, would you have an answer?
• The “3-prong thesis” is common in high school essays, but is often frowned upon in college and advanced writing. Don't feel like you have to restrict yourself to this limited form.
• Revise your thesis statement. If in the course of writing your essay you discover important points that were not touched upon in your thesis, edit your thesis.

Part 3 of 4:

Organizing the Essay

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Create an outline of the points to include in your essay. Use your thesis statement to determine the trajectory of your outline. For example, if you will compare and contrast two different topics, outline the similarities and the differences.

• Determine the order in which you will discuss the points. If you're planning to discuss 3 challenges of a particular management strategy, you might capture your reader's attention by discussing them in the order of most problematic to least. Or you might choose to build the intensity of your essay by starting with the smallest problem first.

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Use transitional words and sentences. Create coherence for your essay by using transitional words that connect each paragraph to the one before it. Beginning paragraphs with words such as "likewise" and "in contrast" will allow your reader to follow your train of thought.

• Transitions help underline your essay's overall organizational logic. For example, beginning a paragraph with something like “Despite the many points in its favor, Mystic Pizza also has several elements that keep it from being the best pizza in town” allows your reader to understand how this paragraph connects to what has come before.
• Transitions can also be used inside paragraphs. They can help connect the ideas within a paragraph smoothly so your reader can follow them.
• If you're having a lot of trouble connecting your paragraphs, your organization may be off. Try the revision strategies elsewhere in this article to determine whether your paragraphs are in the best order.
• The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison has a handy list of transitional words and phrases, along with the type of transition they indicate.

Part 4 of 4:

Revising the Plan

• As you read through your essay, summarize the main idea (or ideas) of each paragraph in a few key words. You can write these on a separate sheet, on your printed draft, or as a comment in a word processing document.
• Look at your key words. Do the ideas progress in a logical fashion? Or does your argument jump around?
• If you're having trouble summarizing the main idea of each paragraph, it's a good sign that your paragraphs have too much going on. Try splitting your paragraphs up.

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Read the essay out loud to catch inconsistencies or choppiness.You may find that your essay abruptly changes direction or some of your paragraphs contain unnecessary sentences or information. Use a highlighter or pencil to mark places that don't sound right, and then go back to correct them.