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Outline: Topic: How To Write An Essay

The document outlines the three main steps to writing an effective essay: pre-writing, writing, and editing. It explains that pre-writing involves making an outline to plan and organize ideas, writing is when those ideas are developed into complete sentences without worrying about grammar, and editing is the final step of proofreading for spelling and grammar mistakes by reading it aloud. Following these three steps of planning, writing, and revising will help writers produce high-quality essays.

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Outline: Topic: How To Write An Essay

The document outlines the three main steps to writing an effective essay: pre-writing, writing, and editing. It explains that pre-writing involves making an outline to plan and organize ideas, writing is when those ideas are developed into complete sentences without worrying about grammar, and editing is the final step of proofreading for spelling and grammar mistakes by reading it aloud. Following these three steps of planning, writing, and revising will help writers produce high-quality essays.

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Outline

 
 
Topic:  How  to  write  an  essay  
 
I. Introduction  
A. Why  we  write  essays  (situations)  
B. Writing  essays  is  easy  if  you  know  the  basic  structure  and  formula  
C. Will  talk  about  THREE  steps  to  writing  essays  
 
II. Body  
A. Pre-­‐writing  
1. Planning  is  important  to  make  sure  we  have  enough  ideas  
2. Planning  helps  us  not  repeat  ideas  
3. Planning  helps  us  see  how  our  ideas  move  smoothly  and  
logically  
4. First  step  is  to  make  an  outline  
5. When  we  make  an  outline,  we  list  out  the  ideas  that  will  go  in  
each  paragraph  along  with  supporting  details  
 
B. Writing  
1. After  we  make  the  outline,  we  put  those  ideas  into  complete  
sentences.  
2. Don’t  worry  about  grammar  and  spelling  too  much  right  now.  
 
C. Editing  
1. Last  step  is  to  read  the  essay  and  check  for  mistakes  in  spelling  
and  grammar.  
2. Reading  out  loud  will  help  us  find  mistakes  
3. Always  leave  at  least  a  few  minutes  in  timed  essays  for  editing  
 
III. Conclusion  
A. Many  students  think  writing  essays  is  difficult,  but  all  essays  
follow  a  similar  pattern  
B. If  you  know  the  pattern,  writing  essays  is  easy.  
C. The  steps  include  planning,  writing,  and  editing  
D. If  you  follow  this  process,  you  will  write  excellent  essays  
 

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