Writing a concept essay is one of the simpler essays for students to write.
Students in high school and college may find it difficult to put together a coherent essay because they have not yet learned the basic mechanics of essay writing. One of the easier essays to write that can help students learn write a proper essay is the concept essay. Rather than provide an argument on behalf of, or against a particular argument, a concept essay instead presents a controversial topic and the reason why it is controversial. When writing a concept essay, there is no need to try to persuade the reader.
Instructions
1. Research the issue or controversy that is the topic of your paper. Students have difficulty writing essays because they fail to understand their topic and attempt to write on it without fully understanding what they are writing about. When writing a concept essay, you need to fully research both sides of the controversy so that you can present an unbiased, yet informative, essay on the topic at hand.
2. Create an outline to guide your writing. An outline should consist of an introduction, body and conclusion, as will the paper. The body should consist of two major sections outlining both sides of the issue. The conclusion summarizes the paper, but does not need to be written during the outlining stage.
3. Write the introduction. Because you are not making an argument or trying to persuade the reader, your introduction does not need to contain a strong thesis statement. Instead, the thesis statement should introduce the importance of the topic. For instance, it the paper covers the arguments for and against cloning, the thesis statement might include a statement about the implications of cloning for the issue of human rights.
4. Develop the body of the paper. Since you are exploring two sides of a major issue, this will be the focus of the paper's body. You can either explore the issue from one side and then the other or you can do a point-by-point comparison throughout the paper. Avoid asserting your own opinion in the paper. Treat the topic as if you were a newspaper reporter reporting an issue for the first time.
5. Conclude the paper with a summary of what you have already written. Your introduction told the readers what was going to be in the essay, the body provided the meat of the essay and the conclusion should reiterate what was written in the essay and introduction.
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