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Stage Two: Write Essay Paragraphs (approx. 40 minutes)
Start with an appeal to your reader’s interests or concerns to show that you understand
them and that you are a trustworthy advisor. Then state your thesis: what you have
decided is the best solution to the problem and why.
For each body paragraph, focus on one point to prove for each part of your solution:
Illustrate your reasoning with a real-world business situation that is relevant
to the fictional scenario you have been given, or provide some other kind of
realistic example to support your argument. Providing concrete examples will
make your ideas clearer and more believable.
Address any objections your reader might have regarding the point of the
paragraph, and respond with further support of your argument to conclude
the paragraph.
Be sure to address the criteria your reader has about possible solutions, and show
how your proposal meets your reader’s needs. If you can, invent any additional
information that would enhance the scenario to make your solution even better:
“original thinking” is one of the elements the graders are looking for!
Show that you have sympathy for your reader and conclude your essay with a
statement, not a question.
If you start or end a sentence with a number, spell it out as a word; anywhere else
in a sentence, use a numeral. If you are using percentages as illustration, start a
sentence like this: Thirty percent; in the middle, use numbers and symbols: 30%,
and end a sentence like this: 30 percent.
Make sure that you have written complete sentences, including sentence-starting
capitalization and sentence-ending punctuation, and that your use of names is
consistent, and further proofread as time allows.