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Tentative Structure For GRE Essay
- Introduction:
- Restate the issue or argument in the prompt
- State your position on the issue or argument in a thesis statement
- Explain the reasoning that you plan to address in the body paragraphs
- Body Paragraph 1:
- State your strongest reasoning for the position in your thesis statement
- Use examples, evidence, and logical analysis to support your reasoning
- Explain why this evidence supports your reasoning and your thesis
- Body Paragraph 2:
- Transition into the next body paragraph
- State your second reasoning, supporting evidence for this reasoning, and how this evidence supports the reasoning and thesis
- Body Paragraph 3:
- Transition into the next body paragraph
- State your second reasoning, supporting evidence for this reasoning, and how this evidence supports the reasoning and thesis
- Conclusion
- Restate the issue or argument you explained in the introduction
- Restate your thesis statement
- Summarize your reasoning in the body paragraphs and how this reasoning supports your thesis