Explore the end result you want to attain at the beginning of your paper by concentrating on the proposal you offer. Write your argument down on paper to be able to gain a clear and logical visualization of your thesis.
Sketch an outline of your introduction. You can reexamine and revise this paragraph later. Summarize the main points that back up your argument in your introductory paragraph. If you use key terms in your paper, define those words or phrases. Bring up any background data the reader needs to know. Position your argument or thesis statement at the end of the introduction to let the reader realize your intentions early in your discourse.
Prepare for and contemplate potential counterarguments to deny in your argument.
Illustrate thought organization by diagramming on paper the reasons in logical order why your argument remains valid. This representation reflects the basis and direction of your argument. Place your thesis statement in the paper's midsection and extend three to five lines off it. Write your main reasons at the end of those lines. Branch more lines off the primary ones to depict how bits of information relate. Every main reason you draw on the diagram reflects a distinct section within the body of your argument.
Structure each paragraph of your argument's body the same way by writing one of your argument's primary reasons as the first sentence in the paragraph. Put together all supportive thoughts in sentence format. Leave out a few lines in between every major point.
Return later and fill in with related backup to tie together smaller ideas. Every distinct body paragraph must make sense if it stands by itself but links with related paragraphs.
Check the order of paragraphs to be sure that the major persuasive points remain in the first and last paragraphs. Other support lies in the body's midsection. Stress the flow of sentences by inserting phrases that connect ideas. Order of difficulty, order of importance and time order are fundamental ways to form thoughts logically that let the reader absorb your sentence flow.
Go back to your introduction to find a connection to link with the reader to begin your conclusion. Repeat your essay's major points, and reiterate the thesis statement in a short summary --- without introducing new information in the conclusion. Consider the reader's last impression. Tie up loose ends that help strengthen and pull the whole argument together.