Tips on AWA Essays
General Tips
— — — — — — — — -
1. Use transition words generously:
Phrases like “for example”, “consequently”, or “first, second, … lastly”
2. Be specific. One of the key criteria graders look for is your ability to present ideas and arguments clearly and persuasively.
3. Do not use big words just for the sake of using them.
4. Grammar is important.
5. Vary the length of your sentences.
6. Structure
Paragraph 1
Introduction — take a position and write what you are going to say in the next couple paragraphs
Paragraph 2 ,3, 4
Explain with Specific examples
Paragraph 5
Strong Conclusion
Analysis of issues
— — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1. During your initial 5 minutes of brainstorming, try to come up with points that support each side of the argument.
2. That way, you are more likely to select the position that you can defend well in your essay
(even if it’s not the position you would take if you had more time or space to explain yourself)
3, specific example supporting or illustrating each point you make in the body of this essay.
4. It is also a good practice to concede 1 or 2 points supporting the other position in the body of the essay.
The Analysis of an Argument Essay
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1. You are not asked to present or discuss your own opinion on the subject.
2. Instead, you are supposed to find fault with the argument’s reasoning.
3. spend 5 mins to think. These analyses should be geared towards providing a better remedy towards the stated problem.
4. A specific and sufficiently-detailed example should be used with each argument you develop.
5. As stated above, you should have 3 to 4 paragraphs in the body of the essay.
6. Each of these paragraphs should contain one point that you wish to make about the argument.
7. Paraphrase the arguments conclusion and premises in your introduction.
8. Discuss the reasoning, not the issue. and not whether you agree or not with the author’s conclusion.
9. Discuss one assumption in each paragraph.
10. The key to this essay is to discuss the two or three biggest assumptions, or “gaps,” between the conclusion and premises.