Directions
Using the
outline you created in Week 4 and the feedback from your instructor, write a
complete rough draft of your essay.
Here is what
your draft should include:
1. An introduction paragraph: this paragraph should include at least three
sentences. The sentences should do the
following things:
· Hook the reader’s attention and get
them interested in reading your essay.
· Give some broad details and introduce
the topic.
· Give your thesis statement.
2. Three
body paragraphs: These paragraphs should accomplish the following:
· There will be three body paragraphs. Each
paragraph will cover one reason why a college degree will change your life.
Each paragraph will give at least three major details that explain, describe,
or inform about this reason.
For the draft, you should
try to draft all fifteen sentences for the body paragraphs. Your final draft
should have five sentences in each of the three paragraphs. However, if you
cannot generate all fifteen sentences at this stage, you can write at least
three sentences per paragraph, so a total of nine sentences. The more you complete the
draft, the more feedback the instructor can give you.
· Each body paragraph should follow
this structure:
o
Introduce
the topic of the paragraph in a topic sentence.
o
Give
major and minor details about the topic that inform, explain, or describe the
topic.
o
Conclude
the paragraph and help transition to the next paragraph.
3. Conclusion paragraph: This paragraph should meet the following criteria:
· It must be at least three sentences
long.
· The sentences in the body paragraphs
must do the following:
o
The
first sentence of the paragraph should transition from the body to the
conclusion.
o
There
should be a summary of the three reasons and a restatement of the thesis in new
words.
o
The
last sentence(s) of the conclusion should explain why you are motivated to
complete your degree and what you will do next in your journey.