Write Essay
Scaffolds and worked examples for Write Essay, with a plain-language explanation of how to use each one.
A four-paragraph shape for an opinion essay
TemplateIntroduction: restate the prompt in your own words and state your position in one clear sentence.
Body paragraph one: give your first reason, with one supporting example or explanation.
Body paragraph two: give a second, distinct reason, with its own supporting example.
Conclusion: restate your position in different words and close with a one-sentence summary. Do not introduce a new reason here.
A reader — human or automated — scores an essay faster when the position is stated once up front and once again at the close, with two independent reasons carrying the middle. Saving a new reason for the conclusion makes the essay feel unfinished rather than thorough.