Method 1: Write the article step by step.
1, search topic. Go online, go to the library, or check the academic database. You can ask the librarian for help. Find out the source of information that your teacher will recognize. Does your teacher need a certain amount of primary and secondary materials?
Can I use Wikipedia? This is usually a good start to understand a topic, but many teachers don't want students to quote the above information directly because they want to see more authoritative sources.
Make detailed records and record the specific source of each piece of information. Pay attention to using the correct citation format, so that you don't have to waste time going back to find the source of the citation in the future.
Don't ignore facts or arguments that are contrary to your original idea. A good critic can not only accept the opposite arguments, but also refute and point out the ineffectiveness of these arguments. At the same time, he can re-analyze and change his point of view in time according to the new arguments excavated.
2. Analyze some good works. In your research, you may find many arguments under the same theme, some of which are good, and of course some are not so good. Do some analysis on these good argumentation works and see how they are demonstrated. What is the author's argument?
Why does the author's argument sound reasonable? Is it because the language is logical, the cited sources are reliable, and the writing technique or article framework is clear? Or because of other reasons?
What arguments did the author use?
Why are these arguments convincing? How does the author present the facts and how does he speak with them?
Is this logic reliable? Why?
Why is this logic reliable? Did the author use examples to verify his point of view?
3. Find your point of view through brainstorming. Of course, you can use other people's arguments to support your point of view. However, you need to put forward something completely your own under this topic. Make a list of ideas. You can also try using mind mapping.
Take your time. Think while walking in the community or park. You know, sometimes you get inspiration inadvertently.
4. Find the central idea of your paper. See what you think. Choose one or three ideas that best support the theme of your article. You should be able to search and find arguments to support them.
Write a central topic sentence that contains all the ideas you want to express. The most important thing is to make readers understand what you want to achieve and why. Topic sentences should narrow the focus, including your argument and what you want to express. For example, "Even Eli? Whitney's flour mill has promoted the prosperity of new areas in the United States, but it has also increased the suffering of African-American slaves, who will face more demanding requirements and exploitation than before. "
The topic sentence can't be a question, can't be described in the first person ("I"), can't deviate from the theme of the full text or go against the original intention.
5. Make a good writing plan. Condense all the ideas into an outline. Write down the central sentences of the main points, and then list the supporting arguments with punctuation marks after each central sentence. Generally speaking, each viewpoint needs to provide three arguments to support it. Topic sentence: "Eli? Whitney's cotton gin made the life of African-American slaves even more miserable. "
Example: "The success of cotton production makes it more difficult for slaves to redeem their freedom."
For example, "many slaves in the north may be kidnapped and sold to cotton plantations in the south."
Example: "1790, before the cotton gin appeared, there were 700,000 slaves in the United States. 18 10 year, after the cotton gin appeared and was used, the number of slaves increased by 70%, reaching 1.2 million. "
6. Write down the main part. You don't need to consider the specific number of words for the time being, and you don't need to control your writing because the teacher only needs five paragraphs. Instead, you should be free to play according to your own ideas. You can arrange the text at the back to make the article more neat and compact. Avoid too general and absolute language. It is risky to say that "_ _ _ _ _ _ is the most important problem in the world today". If your readers don't agree with this view, they will lose interest in your article. "_ _ _ _ _ _ is an important global issue", this expression will be more accurate.
Don't use the first person, such as "I think". Similarly, avoid using personal pronouns "you", "we", "mine", "yours" or "ours". Simply stating your argument with supporting facts will enhance the authority of the article itself. Therefore, instead of writing "I find Fleum conservative", to tell your readers why your argument is credible, you need to write: "When Fleum wrote ..., it showed its conservative characteristics."
7. The title and introduction of the article should be attractive. This will stimulate readers' interest in reading. If your reader is your teacher, the teacher will certainly read all the articles, because he will grade your articles. However, if you submit an article to participate in a competition, or as one of the application materials of a university, the title and introduction of the article are definitely decisive factors to attract readers' interest and help you succeed. Don't make simple descriptions, such as "This article includes", "The theme of this article is", or "What I want to show now is ……".
Try "inverted pyramid" mode. First introduce your topic from a big perspective, and then gradually narrow it down to specific discussions. At the same time, try to write an introduction according to the following standards: short articles should not exceed three or five sentences, and long articles should not exceed one page.
Example: "Every year, thousands of abandoned and abused animals are taken to municipal shelters. Being locked in a shelter not only makes animals feel pain, but also increases the financial burden of the government. Cities and towns should require residents who want to keep pets to receive relevant education before they officially keep pets, so as to prevent animals from being abused and reduce government financial waste. Although citizens may resist this requirement at first, they will soon know that the benefits of compulsory education for pet owners will far exceed the costs. "
8. At the end of the article. Summarize your point of view, put forward your suggestions and sublimate the meaning of your point of view. Answer the following question, "If your central idea is correct, what is the hidden meaning behind it?" "What's next?" "What questions have not been answered?"
Your argument needs to lead the reader to a neutral and logical conclusion. In a sense, you need to re-show your central point of view in the conclusion paragraph to deepen the impression of readers.
Pay attention to the last sentence If your topic and the first paragraph are used to attract readers' interest in reading, then your last sentence is to make readers remember you. If a gymnast keeps a good balance on the balance beam and makes a perfect movement, but falls down when landing, then people will forget the wonderful things before and only remember his final failure. Just as gymnasts need to pay attention to "landing stability", the author of the article needs to pay attention to how to finish in the end.
Method 2: article modification
1. Wait a day or so after writing the article and read it again. You need to finish it a few days before the deadline, so that you can have time to reread and revise it. Avoid submitting the first draft directly.
2. Check and correct grammar, symbols and spelling. If you are not sure how to use quotation marks, commas, semicolons, ellipsis or periods correctly, you can look them up in reference books. At the same time, try to avoid using exclamation marks. Pay attention to check the details of the error to avoid confusing the use of this and so on. Be sure to know how to use ellipsis correctly.
Pay attention to check the possible problems in the use of common punctuation marks. Check long sentences, commas and periods in quotation marks. At the same time, pay attention to the use of uncommon symbols, such as dashes, colons, semicolons, etc.
3. Avoid using the same word repeatedly and enrich your language with classified words. Similarly, borrow a dictionary to make sure that the words you use are used correctly. At the same time, try to ensure smooth and concise sentences. Classified vocabulary is a good tool, but don't overuse some gorgeous vocabulary, or your article will look too luxurious. A good article should be clear and accurate, which is helpful for readers to understand.
Pay attention to the usage of verbs in sentences. Verbs indicate the action of a sentence. A good verb will make an ordinary sentence interesting.
Use some adjectives. Adjectives are very descriptive, but their arbitrary use will reduce the readability of the article. Before considering adjectives, try to let nouns and verbs bear the main responsibility.
4. avoid colloquialism, which will be very informal. Don't use abbreviations or abbreviations. The article should adopt relatively formal sentences, even if it is lyrical and brisk.
5. Analyze the structure of the article. Is each sentence smoothly connected with the next sentence? Each paragraph is logically coherent with the next? Good cohesion can improve the coherence of the article: consecutive events: "When I was in junior high school, I first realized that I was in a minority group ... When I entered senior high school, this situation was further verified."
If the sentence needs to be explained in detail: "plants need water to survive ... this ability depends on the nutrition of the soil."
If there is a contrast between the viewpoints: "vegetarians explain that the land is wasted because of raising livestock and poultry ... opponents believe that the land currently used for grazing does not have any farming capacity."
If you want to explain causality; "I will be the first member of my family to graduate from college ... I will continue to promote the development of my family for generations."
When connected with a similar view: "Organic food is usually considered to be good for the environment ... so is farm food ..."
6. Delete the part that is not closely related to the theme. You don't want your article to go off topic. Any information that does not directly support the theme can be deleted.
7. Let others read your article aloud, or record it yourself, and then listen to your article. Ears can sometimes find language defects better than eyes. The article should sound fluent and easy to understand.
8. Rewrite any problematic parts. If necessary, change the position and structure of sentences and paragraphs. At the same time, make sure that your conclusion and introduction are consistent with the content of the changed article.
Method 3: Write persuasive articles.
1 has a very clear purpose. The purpose of persuasive articles is to persuade readers to accept your point of view on a topic. The following are some suggested topics for this kind of article. You can consider trying to write: Should the government not fund any embryonic stem cell research?
Is love a virtue or a vice?
Why Citizen Casey is considered as the best film in the 20th century.
Why American citizens should be forced to vote.
Write your article as if you were taking part in a debate. When you are debating, you will first introduce your main points, then state your arguments and provide the audience with a concluding statement. The same is true of the writing framework of persuasive articles.
3. Search for factual evidence from good information sources to verify your point of view. Support your argument with reasonable facts. Brilliant literary talent is of course a good thing, but full argumentation is more important. In addition to literature review, you have to add experimental experience, including questionnaires, interviews or experiments. Survey results or interview information will be very good supporting content to help you start writing.
Tell a true story. Don't just present facts monotonously, learn to tell stories! For example, "since the resumption of the death penalty, more than 140 death row inmates have been acquitted because of conclusive evidence. Ask yourself, what would you think if you were one of the 140 citizens who were unjustly imprisoned? "
4. Discuss controversial views. State the other side of your argument and use logic and facts to prove why the opposite view is wrong or outdated. For example, "Some people think that the death penalty reduces crime. As time goes by, facts show that this statement is wrong. The death penalty has not actually affected the reduction of crime: the number of death sentences in the South accounts for 80% of the United States, but the suicide rate in its region is still the highest. "
5. Connect all your ideas and write an attractive ending. Be sure to emphasize the argument of the article, or emphasize the part you support or oppose. Use some information you have already discussed, or use a story you have told to make your ending more exciting.
Method 4: Write an explanatory article.
1. Select a topic for the article. You need to study a topic and provide an argument based on it. For example, you can write an explanatory article to discuss that embryonic stem cell research can be used to treat spinal cord injuries and diseases, such as Parkinson's disease or diabetes.
Explanatory articles are different from explanatory articles, so you are not stating a point. You should start with the facts that can be obtained by searching and verify them.
2. Select the strategy and structure. Some common strategies and structures include: definition. Explain technical terms or definitions.
Classification. Typed articles divide a topic into several groups, starting with the most general group and gradually narrowing it down to more special groups.
Contrast. To write this type of article, we should explain the similarities and differences of views or definitions.
Causality. This kind of article explains how different facts influence each other and reveals how they depend on each other.
Guidance. The introductory article explains the steps required to complete a task or process, thus guiding the reader.
3. Ensure the neutrality of opinions. The purpose of critical articles is not to discuss opinions, but to establish a final conclusion on the basis of reliable evidence. This also means that you need to ensure the balance of your vision and pay attention to the evidence shown by the facts. With the increase of new information, you may find it necessary to revise the article. If you start with a lack of information about global warming and find a lot of scientific evidence supporting global warming, you should at least reconsider whether to change the theme of the article.
4. Tell stories with facts. If allowed, the facts themselves can explain many problems. What you need to do is just like being a reporter. If you record all the facts like a reporter, the story will naturally form. Don't confuse various frame structures. In narrative writing, we can change the framework and enhance the interest of the article. However, in the explanatory text, it is necessary to ensure that the structure is very clear and smooth, and each point can be connected smoothly.
Method 5: How to write a narrative
1, tell your story vividly and correctly. The content of a narrative is a record of your or others' experiences. In the narrative, you should describe your personal experience, such as embryonic stem cell research may help you or your loved ones overcome diseases.
2. Include all the factors involved in the story. You need to include the beginning, environment, plot, characters, climax and ending. Start: the beginning of the story. How will you unfold this story? Are there some important plots that can guide the following story?
Environment: the place where the story takes place. What is the environment like? What words can you use to make the reader immersive?
Plot: What happened. This is the theme of the story and the most critical part. Why is this story worth listening to?
Character: Who is in the story? What characteristics is this story about? What did the story characters show us?
Orgasm: the most tense part before the ending. Are we excited to grab the edge of the chair? Do we still need to know what happened after that?
Ending: how to solve everything. What does this story finally tell us? What kind of changes in people, events and viewpoints did it show in the end?
3. Clear vision. Many narratives are elaborated from the author's point of view, but as long as you can maintain the consistency of views, you can also consider other angles. If you are a presenter, you can use the first person, but you must not abuse it. In all article writing, stating facts or opinions in the third person will make the article feel more authoritative.
Step 4 get to the point. You are telling a story, but the purpose is to make a point. Introduce your main point with a central sentence, and make sure that all your writing elements and parts are consistent with this central point. Have you learned anything? How does your article explore what you have learned?
How have you changed? Through this story, what changes have taken place in you before and after writing? This is related to the question "What have you learned", but it is different.
5. Pay attention to the use of language. You want to arouse readers' interest through words and expressions, so you should choose your language carefully.
Tip Remember: Don't wait until the last second to start writing articles! You need to give yourself enough time to try all the above steps. Otherwise, you will write in a hurry and eventually submit an unsatisfactory work.
If you don't understand, ask for help from the beginning, don't wait until the end.
Pay attention to useful information all the time and be ready to add it at any time. Google is a good search tool.
Make your article interesting, so that readers will understand and be interested in reading it.
Don't delay, or you won't have enough time to finish.
Don't worry, but don't spend too much time. Deal with the main points first, and then deal with the relatively less important parts.
Avoid the following points: list the table in column form.
Use a comma in the middle of the paragraph.
After adding the "etc" enumeration. Because the teacher sees "wait", it may be interpreted as "I can't think of anything else"
List any inspiration before formal writing. This will help you find ideas instead of just relying on memory, and avoid the risk of missing important ideas.
Try to write the first draft.
Use charts 1, 2, 3, etc. Consult the corresponding chart or illustration. Similarly, you can use the table 1, 2, 3 to mark charts or data. The same is true of pictures. Don't quote data without indicating the source.
Warning not to copy. Use inserted reference notes or footnotes to show that you borrowed quotations, facts and opinions from others. Even if you reiterate this point, you need to make clear notes. Many professors will quickly identify and verify plagiarized content through a five-second Google search, or check it through plagiarism identification software (such as Turnitin). Every article you write should provide brand-new content, otherwise you may risk being sued, even if you use the content you wrote before. Plagiarism is a very serious problem in academic research. Some students have been expelled from school for plagiarism, so it is very risky.
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