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Paragraph Structure #2
Labels, Revision


Labels

  An easy way to organize ideas in an essay is to use labels.  They are normal in an essay like this.  Criterion can see these so if you add them, you may get a higher score.


Here are some examples:
    First of all, Firstly, In the first place, To start off with...
    Secondly, Another reason is that, Next...
    Finally, Lastly...
And before the conclusion:
    
For these reasons, In conclusion...
  

Here is my example Can you see the parts and labels?

Do you remember about the Topic sentence, Evidence, and Conclusion
* Advanced students can go here to see a much deeper explanation of this type of essay.

 Natto

I really hate Natto.  < Topic Sentence

First of all, Natto smells terrible. The first time I smelled it I thought it was a stinky foot. Even now if I smell it, I think something must be rotten like food or a dead animal.  < Evidence #1

Secondly, Natto looks terrible. It looks slimey and sticky when you stir it up. It also looks something like moldy food that has been in the back of a refrigerator for a year at a single man's apartment. It does not look like something safe to put in your mouth!  < Evidence #2

Finally, Natto is very messy. It is stringy and sticks to everything it touches. For this reason it usually spills on the floor or leaves a stringy residue on the fingers or face of the person who eats it. The person goes around all day with Natto on his or her fingers and face and smells terrible. People around them, like the person's family, get angry because of the smell.  < Evidence #3

For these reasons, Natto is the worst food on the planet earth and should be banned from stores and made illegal to produce. < Conclusion

Revision
Go to 'Criterion' and rewrite Experience or Books.
Goals:
Ask for advice from a reader.
Use the feedback anlaysis.
Write more.
Add labels.
Separate the parts.

Feedback analysis:
 
This window on 'Criterion' will show you mistakes. There are 5 sections. It is not always correct. Use the advice if it's easy to understand. ( see window below )
criterion


Separate the parts:
  Separate the parts by leaving one blank line. ( topic - evidence ), ( evidence - next evidence ), ( last evidence - conclusion ). This makes the parts easier to see for Criterion, but we usually don't do this when we write on paper.  Doing this makes it easier for Criterion to identify the parts. ( Organization and Development )