WEBVTT 00:00.690 --> 00:09.930 OK the first step when you're trying to discover how to get a good score on a exam essay is of course 00:09.930 --> 00:14.360 to take a look at the standard essay basics right. 00:14.370 --> 00:20.700 How are you going to write a really good essay if you don't really know the basics of a standard essay. 00:20.950 --> 00:30.720 Because that's those are the expectations of the greater the greater is looking for your ability to 00:30.720 --> 00:36.460 write an essay that fields all the standards of the grading rubric. 00:36.470 --> 00:43.430 All right so let's take a look at these basics before we move into more specifics. 00:43.920 --> 00:49.560 First of all when you think about it just just think about what what an essay actually is. 00:49.680 --> 00:53.000 Write an essay is a document right. 00:53.040 --> 00:59.100 And in that document you're trying to convince somebody of something or you're trying to inform them 00:59.250 --> 01:02.470 on on a particular topic right. 01:02.500 --> 01:08.780 To be able to do that there's certain concepts that have to be in place. 01:09.040 --> 01:15.340 If you don't have these important components then you will not be able to write an effective essay. 01:16.030 --> 01:16.460 OK. 01:18.550 --> 01:24.130 So what are three basic parts most of you already know this but I think it's important to go over it 01:24.160 --> 01:31.960 anyway because a lot of people just forget about this the introduction you have TWO TWO TWO TWO THREE 01:31.960 --> 01:37.650 body paragraphs and you also have a conclusion. 01:37.730 --> 01:46.450 Now we're going to focus on teaching you a two body paragraph method a two body paragraph method. 01:46.550 --> 01:51.920 The only exception is if you're dealing with a question where you have to look at both sides and they 01:51.920 --> 01:58.310 also ask you for your opinion then you could have a third body paragraph but essentially what we have 01:58.310 --> 02:07.460 discovered over our years of teaching the exams are that two body paragraphs is enough to meet the work 02:07.460 --> 02:13.970 requirements and also do fulfill all the standards necessary for a really really really high score. 02:14.540 --> 02:20.630 So that's what we're going to show you how to do even with a bowl sized question or viewing both sides. 02:20.630 --> 02:25.310 QUESTION Like an advantage or disadvantage question that asks for your opinion. 02:25.310 --> 02:33.460 We still do it with only two body paragraphs introduction body one body two and conclusion. 02:34.100 --> 02:43.800 Now with an introduction there are three elements you must have the introduce the general topic also 02:43.830 --> 02:52.810 discuss the specific topic controversy paraphrased the question and then give a thesis statement right 02:52.900 --> 02:59.640 when you're giving an introduction the information moves from general to specific general to specific 03:00.750 --> 03:08.190 think about an inverted pyramid that's the best way that I can describe and think about an inverted 03:08.190 --> 03:15.750 pyramid if you inverted pyramid is very broad at the top very narrow at the bottom that's what an introduction 03:15.750 --> 03:24.970 looks like when you get to a conclusion is the opposite of that now an introduction is important because 03:24.970 --> 03:31.690 it provides the reader with a roadmap of the essay if your introduction does not provide a roadmap or 03:31.690 --> 03:38.200 let the reader know the direction that the essay is going to take then you're not doing your job with 03:38.200 --> 03:48.680 an introduction at the end there always is a thesis statement the thesis statement is the most important 03:48.830 --> 03:58.170 sentence in the entire essay I'll say that again the thesis statement is the most important sentence 03:58.230 --> 04:07.100 in the entire essay The reason why is the thesis statement controls the entire essay if you're missing 04:07.100 --> 04:14.790 a thesis statement don't expect to get a high score all right. 04:15.560 --> 04:22.070 As I said you have two to three body paragraphs but we're teaching a two body paragraph method. 04:22.070 --> 04:25.940 The bottom paragraph must have a topic sentence. 04:25.940 --> 04:29.900 It must have logical ordering of your details. 04:30.200 --> 04:34.370 Of course there is quite a logical order spatial order. 04:34.370 --> 04:41.850 The one does use the most for exam preparation or exam purposes is the emphatic order which means if 04:41.850 --> 04:49.100 emphatic order which means the least important to most important you want to make sure you have really 04:49.100 --> 04:53.780 good transition sentences in very good flow and coherence. 04:53.780 --> 04:55.610 Very very important. 04:55.610 --> 05:05.750 Also each example must be relevant to the controlling idea and the thesis statement you must make commentary 05:05.750 --> 05:07.450 on your examples. 05:07.550 --> 05:11.260 A lot of people don't know how to write a body paragraph but we're going to teach you how to do that. 05:13.320 --> 05:15.220 Then you have a conclusion. 05:15.300 --> 05:18.510 This section will wrap up all of your arguments. 05:18.870 --> 05:24.270 You should restate the main arguments in a simplified manner and ensure that the reader is left with 05:24.270 --> 05:25.350 something to think about. 05:28.890 --> 05:32.220 Now this is this is something is really really important. 05:33.460 --> 05:40.570 And a lot of people don't really address this but there is a method to writing timed essays. 05:40.690 --> 05:42.450 That's what you're doing here. 05:42.610 --> 05:51.130 You're writing a timed essay so is very very important that you're able to identify and know how to 05:51.130 --> 05:51.440 write. 05:51.460 --> 05:52.600 Each question type 05:55.400 --> 06:01.040 you must be able to analyze the question correctly very very quickly. 06:01.040 --> 06:03.870 You have to manage your time right. 06:04.260 --> 06:09.980 There's a certain amount of time you just span for each part of an essay that you have to do and you 06:09.980 --> 06:16.300 should practice within those time restrictions organizing is important. 06:16.300 --> 06:21.750 This avoids false starts your writing process in order all the time. 06:21.750 --> 06:33.230 Essay your writing process goals outline thesis statement introduction body conclusion revise and you're 06:33.230 --> 06:38.450 always going back to going back to the thesis statement while you're writing. 06:38.600 --> 06:44.120 That's very very important because the thesis statement controls the whole essay and you must be able 06:44.120 --> 06:46.640 to practice writing under time pressure. 06:46.640 --> 06:50.010 You have to be able to do that. 06:50.030 --> 06:52.530 This is our essay format. 06:52.640 --> 06:58.980 Spend some time take a look at it you know spend some time and take a look at it but you have the introduction 06:59.640 --> 07:08.190 elements the body bar graph elements and the conclusion elements right now of course is very easy to 07:08.190 --> 07:15.820 be able to look at that and say OK you know all that information but the real question is can you execute. 07:15.870 --> 07:17.100 Can you execute it. 07:17.370 --> 07:20.960 And can you execute it at the standard that gets a high score. 07:21.090 --> 07:22.610 We're going to show you how to do that. 07:24.510 --> 07:30.760 So what do graders look for focus and purpose. 07:30.780 --> 07:37.890 Are you able to really answer the question being asked is there a clear progression throughout the entire 07:37.890 --> 07:41.420 essay Have you actually answering the question. 07:41.650 --> 07:45.070 Do you have good organization development. 07:45.220 --> 07:54.280 How much your sentence construction are you only using simple sentences or a variety of sentences whereas 07:54.280 --> 07:58.840 your critical thinking does deals with unity and coherence. 07:59.040 --> 08:04.530 A lot of people don't realize there's critical thinking involved when you talk about unity and coherence 08:05.250 --> 08:06.810 that's critical thinking. 08:06.960 --> 08:11.160 Now your point of view doesn't matter. 08:11.380 --> 08:13.390 It doesn't matter if you agree or disagree. 08:13.390 --> 08:14.730 There is no right answer. 08:16.590 --> 08:17.890 There is no right answer. 08:17.970 --> 08:19.470 It doesn't give your point of view. 08:19.470 --> 08:21.000 Does it matter. 08:21.000 --> 08:23.300 Some students care about their point of view. 08:23.310 --> 08:27.480 They care about like Is this a good idea. 08:27.510 --> 08:29.610 Is my point of view correct. 08:29.610 --> 08:31.370 Nobody cares about your point of view. 08:31.410 --> 08:32.990 It doesn't matter. 08:32.990 --> 08:39.190 Write a good essay is all about how will you express it your grammar makes a big difference. 08:39.190 --> 08:46.740 The graders are looking at that and finally your vocabulary when you talk about vocabulary. 08:46.770 --> 08:49.260 Some people does think was just academic words. 08:49.260 --> 08:50.970 No it's not. 08:51.090 --> 08:56.950 Is synonym language paraphrasing subject specific vocabulary. 08:57.150 --> 09:04.740 Whatever the topic of the essay is are you able to use vocabulary related to that topic. 09:04.740 --> 09:09.470 The academic level and also word choice words always. 09:09.600 --> 09:16.630 I see so many word choice errors and that really affects your grade. 09:16.800 --> 09:24.300 So if you have any questions please feel free to comment below and I will try to answer all of your 09:24.300 --> 09:25.860 questions for you. 09:25.860 --> 09:27.830 Thanks a lot and I'll talk to you soon.