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1. PREWRITING
Choose a subject you feel strongly about. Research your topic.
Write facts that support your topic.
2. WRITING
Begin your paragraph with your main idea; this will be your thesis statement. It is important to remember this will be the most important sentence in your essay.
Write facts that support your thesis in order of importance.
Explain each of the facts.
Write examples and statistics.
Present different perspectives, just be careful not to give your personal opinion.
3. REVISING
Check your work.
Does your essay make sense?
Check your spelling.
Check for subject-verb agreement.
Did you begin your sentences with a capital letter? Did you use the correct punctuation marks?
4. PUBLISHING
Read your essay to the class.
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