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The Levels of Resolution
An essay exists at multiple levels:
- The choice of words
- The formation of sentences
- The arrangement of sentences in a paragraph
- The arrangement of paragraphs in a logical progression, beginning to end
- The essay as a whole
A good essay works at every one of those levels simultaneously.
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Step 8,9&10: Repeat Editing & Add References & Format
To continue improving your essay, you can repeat the process of re-writing and re-ordering your sentences, re-ordering your paragraphs, and re-outlining. Add references, links, biography.
Then format it: 12pt font, tabbed idents.
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Step 2: Make an Outline
The outline is the skeleton of the essay and provides its structure.
An essay that is 1,000 words requires a 10 sentence outline.
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Step 1: Choose Topic, Read & Take Notes
Writing begins with these 3 steps:
- Pick a topic: because your essay should answer a central question.
- Make a reading list: You should aim to read 5-10 books before you write an essay. And plenty of online sources.
- Take Notes: of everything that cat...
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Step 7: Make a NEW Outline
After finishing your first draft: write a NEW outline of 10-15 sentences. DON'T LOOK BACK AT YOUR ESSAY WHILE YOU DO THIS!!!
The purpose of this step is to force yourself to reconstruct your argument from memory. Generally, when you remember something, you simpli...
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Jordan Peterson's Editing Advice
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Step 3: Write Paragraphs
Write 10-15 sentences per outline heading to complete your paragraphs.
Use your notes. You can work back and forth between changing the outline and your sentences.
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Steps 5&6: Reorder Sentences & Paragraphs
Within each paragraph, see if your sentences are in the best possible order. Get rid of any sentences that are no longer necessary.
Same for paragraphs: They should help the essay flow in the best, most logical progression. Move the corresponding paragraphs until they are in ...
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Step 4: Edit Your Sentences
Working paragraph by paragraph, take each one of your sentences and write a better version of it.
Peterson advises you place each sentence on its own line and write the revised version underneath.
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Jordan Peterson's Rules of Thumb for Writing
- Your first draft should be 25% longer than your final draft. This will give you material to throw away during the editing process.
- Each paragraph in your final draft should be about 10 sentences or 100 words long. If your paragraph is much shorter than this, that is ...
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Jordan Peterson Writing Template
Jordan Peterson, a psychology professor at The University of Toronto, created a template for his students that takes them step by step through the detailed process of writing an essay.
For Peterson, writing is not just a matter of fulfilling an assignment; it is a skill with deeply existe...
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Jordan Peterson's Rules of Thumb for Note Taking
- Take note of anything that catches your attention.
- Don't highlight or underline. (That doesn't work.)
- Read a bit, then write down what you have learned or any questions that arise.
- Take about 2 to 3 times as many notes by word as you will need for your e...
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