composing a credible opinion for essay writing
1). state
- opening statement should clearly state the answer ti the question
- it should not repeat anything presented in the essay question
- do not use ambiguous wording
- provide a concise direction for your opinion or a very centralized focus
2). state
- these paragraphs illustrate in greater detail how you formulated or arrived at your opinion in paragraph 1
- they show your mental process when developing opinions
- each support paragraph is independent to the others
- each paragraph should be directly connected to paragraph 1 only
- utilize the defining factors of the literary elements
- provide at least 3 specific example to support/prove your conclusions/opinions