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ESSAY……………………………………………………………………………9  \nSKELETALOUTLINE OF AN ESSA………………………………………………………………………………………………11  \nTHESIS STATEMENTS……13  \nDEFINITION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15  \nPLACEMENT OF THE THESIS STATEMENT……………………………………………………………………………16  \nA METHOD FOR ARRIVINGAT A THESIS STATEMENT……………………………………………………17  \nTHINGS TO AVOID……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18  \nEXAMPLES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………20  \nPRACTICE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2  \nTOPIC SENTENCES………………………………………………………………………………………………29  \nDEFINITION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………31  \nSOME THINGS TO AVOID………………………………………………………………………………………………………31  \nEXAMPLE……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………31  \nPRACTICE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………34  \nDEVELOPING PARAGRAPHS FROM TOPIC SENTENCES………………39  \nA METHOD FOR DEVELOPING PARAGRAPHS FROM TOPIC SENTENCES……………………41  \nEXAMPLE………………………………………………………………  \n…………………………………………………………41  \nEXERCISES ………………………………………………………………………………  \n…………………………………………………………………43  \nPROGRESSION OF IDEAS……………………  \n…………………………………………………………………………45  \nTHE RATIONALE BEHIND LOGICALPROGRESSION…………………………………………………………47  \nMETHODSOF PROGRESSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………47  \nEXAMPLES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………49  \nEXERCISES……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………52  \nTRANSITIONS……………………………………  \n…………………………………………………………55  \nDEFINITION……………………………………………………………………………  \n……………………………………………………………………57  \nTYPES OF TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND EXAMPLES………………………………………………………………57  \nTRANSITIONALTECHNIQUES………………………………………………………………………………………………62  \nEXERCISES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………65  \nINTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS……………………………………………………67  \nDEFINITIONS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………69  \nWAYS TO INTRODUCE AN ESSAY………………………………………………………………………………………69  \nWAYS NoT 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