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Writing Fix: Teaching Students to Compose a Power Essay [Pdf]

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The Power Essay, like the power paragraph, focuses on helping students understand the structure of a piece of expository writing. The "power" concept teaches students to organize their ideas according to levels of specificity and to differentiate between coordinate and subordinate ideas. It stresses the writing of a complete essay--one which includes a thesis paragraph, supporting paragraphs of specific detail, and a concluding paragraph. Student examples are provided.

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