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Essays for a literature class require organization. When you first get your assignment, look at it and isolate the key words. Restate them in own words, preferably with synonyms. Brainstorm with the assignment. Write down all the ideas that you have. It is often best to write your introduction after you have written most of your literature assignment because you know your conclusion at that point.
Use the key words that you isolated at the beginning over and
over in your paper. Make sure that every paragraph you write in a literature
essay supports your thesis in some form.
When you read the material about which you are writing, pick out a couple of
short passages for your focus, or use a quote and illustrate your points about
it. Make sure that you define the words that need to be explained; you don’t
want your reader trying to figure out what you are writing.
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