You’ve gotten your introduction out, planned all your points…and you’re stuck on writing the body paragraph. Many students fail to develop the body paragraph well, with poor elaboration as the main culprit. If you’re someone who finds yourself saying “But my elaboration is very bad 😔“, then this is the article for you. (On the …
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An O-Level expository essay requires you to illustrate your ideas to your readers with supporting examples. Often, when students see that they have to give examples, they tend to draw them from their own social contexts. However, an essay that only consists of these limited examples will only illustrate a very small range of personal …
A strong understanding of the expository essay structure goes a long way in helping students organise their content in a clear and succinct way, and thus, score higher for essay-writing. This simple guide covers the basic elements that should be in any O-Level expository essay. Like most other essays, there are three parts of an …
Just like the argumentative essay, the expository essay is one essay type that many students steer clear of because they believe that they can never lay out the content well. The discursive essay, also known as the expository essay, seeks to present facts and arguments in an objective manner. However, once students have a good …
Oftentimes, students give up halfway through writing an essay when they realise that they do not know what to write about in an expository essay. While this can be prevented by spending the first five minutes to do up an essay plan, a key strategy in writing an expository essay is knowing how to brainstorm …
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What’s the difference between an argumentative and an expository essay? Obviously, an argumentative essay requires a counterargument-and-rebuttal paragraph. Every good O-Level argumentative essay considers both sides to an issue. Adding a counterargument and rebuttal shows the examiner “Hey, look! I’ve considered the possible objections, and this is why they are invalid!” – and demonstrates your …
Many students steer away from argumentative essays because they believe that they’ll never be able to do them justice. “But I can’t argue logically,” they cry, “it’s so difficult to score.” Yet, the argumentative essay is one of the O-Level essay types with a clear structure – one that helps to scaffold arguments. By following …
You’ve opened your readers’ eyes to a very important issue. You’ve stated your ground, raised potential counterarguments and knocked them down. You’ve shown why your reasons are the best–and now what? The conclusion is where you wrap it all up. The conclusion is where you re-emphasise your stand, and highlight the valid parts of your …
Every argumentative essay has to be logical and reasonable to convince readers. When it comes to the body paragraphs, students usually get carried away wielding their pens with a flourish and demonstrating why their reasons are superior – but oops! Often, their supporting paragraphs lose the ability to convince due to bad content organisation. A …
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If you’re wondering “How do I write a good introduction?”, you’ve come to the right place. The first thing that an examiner–and any reader–would come across in an argumentative essay is the introduction. Not only does a good introduction reel them in and explain things clearly, it also ensures that you, the writer, begin the …
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