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Become a better academic writer
Whenever you say something, you want people to understand you. The same is true when you write, especially when you have to write academic papers. Show your teacher that you understand a topic and have something interesting to say about it by following a very simple method: The AXES paragraph.
The AXES paragraph is a body paragraph that is made up of four parts:
Assertion
eXample
Explanation
Significance
That's where AXES comes from, and your body paragraphs should always follow that order.
Before you can write your AXES paragraph, you need to do two things:
1. Read the writing prompt
2. Read the text mentioned in the writing prompt (sometimes you will have to reseach some texts on your own)
Here's a sample writing prompt:
How does the author of the article "Bye, Bye, Bullies" suggest we can prevent kids from being bullied? Provide details from the text to support your answer.
After reading the article, I came up with an assertion based on some evidence in the article. Now I'm ready to write my AXES paragraph!
Assertion
An assertion is a statement that the writer believes to be true but requires proof. It also tells the reader the topic of the paragraph.
eXample
Your example will support your assertion.
In our last example, we want to prove our assertion that:
One way to prevent bullying is to understand who the bullies are.
To do this we should have an example that supports our assertion.
Explanation
This is when you explain how your example/evidence supports your assertion. It is also a when you clarify anything that might be confusing to your reader.
So what? Why should you care? Why is it important? Is it still unclear?
These are the questions you want to answer for your reader.
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