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PREPARING AN ESSAY

YOUR PAPER SHOULD BE TYPED (DOUBLE-SPACED) ON ONE SIDE ONLY.

THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE ESSAY SHOULD BEGIN WITH AN OPENING STATEMENT OF
INTEREST. IT SHOULD CONTAIN THREE POINTS THAT ARE TO BE DEALT WITH THROUGHOUT
THE ESSAY. PARAGRAPHS TWO THROUGH FOUR SHOULD DEAL WITH THE THREE POINTS
MENTIONED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH.

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FIRST PARAGRAPH:

It seems that preparing to be a teacher is more than just knowing the material to be taught. This
course has taught me that I need to be able to deal with each student in a different manner, that patience it
is a vital necessity for a teacher to possess, and that teaching the lesson is only a small part of the work
that teachers have to do. (NOTE THAT EACH POINT BEGINS WITH THE WORD “THAT”.)

THE NEXT THREE PARAGRAPHS SHOULD DEAL WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL POINT YOU MENTIONED
IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. YOU NEED TO USE A DIFFERENT PARAGRAPH FOR EACH POINT. YOU
SHOULD USE TRANSITIONAL WORDS TO INTRODUCE EACH PARAGRAPH.

EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH IN OUR EXAMPLE ESSAY:

To begin with, I learned that every student is different. If I am going to reach each and every
student in my class, I need to find out all I can about that student. Knowing his or her background will
help me to understand why he or she reacts the way that he or she does. Some students need visual
instruction while others need hands-on participation.

EXAMPLE OF THE THIRD PARAGRAPH IN OUR EXAMPLE:

In addition to knowing all that I can about each student, I learned that patience is a vital necessity
for a teacher to possess. Sometimes it is necessary to repeat instructions several times before all of the
students understand the material. Sometimes I may have to alter my progress of teaching in order to make
sure that every student knows the material that I am presenting.

THE WORDS UNDERLINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TWO EXAMPLE PARAGRAPHS INDICATE
TRANSITIONAL WORDS. YOU ARE NOT TO UNDERLINE THESE WORDS IN YOUR ESSAY.

YOU SHOULD CONTINUE THE NEXT PARAGRAPH WITH THE THIRD POINT MENTIONED IN THE
EXAMPLE (that teaching the lesson is only a small part of the work that teachers have to do.)

THE LAST PARAGRAPH IS A CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH AND SHOULD SUMMARISE WHAT YOU
STATED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. ONCE AGAIN, YOU SHOULD LIST ALL THREE POINTS THAT
YOU HAVE DISCUSSED IN YOUR ESSAY.

See Sample on Following Page:

RMCI Catalog Appendix B B-5