English 1900 Study Guide - Serial Comma, Comma Splice, Split Infinitive
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The five paragraph essay from high school does not work in english anymore: yes there is an intro, body, and conclusion. However the problem is that there is no flow, there are 3 essays in paragraph form: your main purpose is 1 high level claim, writing an essay is not a formula. Your thinking comes predetermined based on the formula a = b, c, d: try to convince your audience about your argument. The inverted triangle: what happens is that people make a general claim such as in society today , do not make generalizations; always be specific, more detail will help to convince your audience about your argument. Do not summarize the plot: provide a gist amount of context as to where in the book it is happening. Get rid of five paragraph essay format: it is too constraining, you will be able to make a better argument without the a = b, c, d formula.
