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How to write better essays (Structure (1. Introduction (Outline (Map…

- - - - Main problem
      - Map
        
        Central concepts
        
        Allows for shortcutting
  - - - 1. Topic sentence
        
        Introduction
        
        Recap
        
        Open new topic
        
        Transition
        
        Types
        
        Extension
        
        Examples
        
        Similarly
        
        Likewise
        
        Reinforcing
        
        Examples
        
        Moreover
        
        Therefore
        
        Contrast
        
        Examples
        
        However
        
        In contrast
        
        Between paragraphs
        
        Sign post
        
        Detail what's coming
        
        Driving in a city
        
        Fluency
        
        Between paragraphs
        
        To central theme
        
        Helps to create
      - 2. Development
        
        Explore
        
        Walk through
        
        Focus
        
        Only enough information
        
        Don't bore the reader
        
        My argument
      - 3. Evidence
        
        KISS
        
        Too much data confuses
        
        Ask "is this needed"?
        
        Too little data underwhelms
        
        Sources
        
        Back it up
        
        Don't rely only on opinion
        
        Stay skeptical
        
        Think
        
        Be skeptical
        
        Critical
        
        Don't trust
        
        Don't copy
        
        Stating
        
        Don't over
        
        Dont under
        
        Types
        
        Hard
        
        Types
        
        Diagrams
        
        Quotations
        
        Numerical
        
        Strongest
        
        Explication
        
        Unverified by hard evidence
        
        Commoningly accepted as fact
        
        Report
        
        State someone else's evidence
        
        Weakest
  - - - Opinion
        
        Express only if relevant
        
        Only express if you have touched on it earlier
        
        Don't feel you need to give it
      - Summarise main points
      - Return to main theme in intro
      - Suggest wider implementations
      - Future trends
    - - They kept going
      - Hard to lose them here
      - No need to spoon fed
- - - - Conversational
      - Easier to read
      - Read it out loud
      - Use punctuation
        
        Breaks up complexity
        
        Gives more context
    - - Mix it up
      - Difference keeps interest
      - Favour shortness
    - - Examples
        
        If
        
        However
        
        Therefore
        
        But
      - Keeps it interesting
    - - Types
        
        Active
        
        The doer of the action
        
        Passive
        
        Receiver of action
        
        The action itself
      - Lead with what's important
      - Prefer active
    - - Examples
        
        Favour "about" over "with regard to"
        
        Favour "by" over "on the part of"
      - KISS #
  - - - Jargon
      - Cliches
    - - Words earn keep
        
        Simple
        
        Readability
        
        Understandability
        
        The idea is important #
        
        Be clear
        
        Express idea
      - Less is more
        
        Allows importance of ideas to stand out more
        
        Improves impact of idea
    - - Avoid qualifiers
      - Be careful in the choosing
- - - - Read it all before editing
      - Create notes
    - - A clear structure
        
        Mapped in intro
        
        Fluency
        
        Clear transitions
        
        Clear topic sentences
      - Arguments
        
        Add value
        
        Clear
        
        Enough depth
        
        Show rather than tell
        
        Demonstrate why arguments make sense
      - Delivered on promises introduced in intro
  - - - Grammar
      - Punctuation
      - Spelling
    - - Unnecessary material
      - Long sentences
      - Complex words
      - Active voice
    - - Read it out loud
        
        Feel
        
        Fluency