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AXES Paragraph Writing

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.

Why learn it?

AXES Paragraph

What is AXES?

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.

Read the writing prompt!

How do you start?

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

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.

Bad Assertion

For instance: Bullying can be prevented.

This is bad assertion because it is an obvious statement and leaves the reader asking, "How can it be prevented?"

It does not answer the writing prompt.

Good Assertion

On the other hand:

One way to prevent bullying is to understand who the bullies are.

This is a good assertion because it is more focused and requires proof. How can understanding a bully really stop a bully?

Remeber to always add the author and name of the text in your assertion:

In John Doe's article, "Bye, Bye, Bullies," he suggests that one way to prevent bullying is to understand who the bullies are.

Don't forget!

eXample

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.

I found this in the article: Bullies are sometimes “more isolated from their peers and may be depressed or anxious, have low self esteem, be less involved in school, be easily pressured by peers, or not identify with the emotions or feelings of others” (Doe).

Although this is evidence, it still needs further explanation. How does it support my assertion?

For example,

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.

Explanation

In other words,

It's not clear that my evidence supports my assertion. So, I need to explain:

In other words, bullies are people who are not comfortable with themselves, and they are the ones who really need help.

Significance

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.

Significance

This is important

Our explanation is still a little unclear. So we clarify and explain the importance:

This information is important because identifying these people and helping them might prevent them from bullying others in the first place.

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Final Product

In John Doe's article "Bye, Bye, Bullies," he suggests one way of preventing bullying is to understand who the bullies are. Bullies are sometimes “more isolated from their peers and may be depressed or anxious, have low self esteem, be less involved in school, be easily pressured by peers, or not identify with the emotions or feelings of others” (Doe). In other words, bullies are people who are not comfortable with themselves, and they are the ones who really need help. This information is important because identifying these people and helping them might prevent them from bullying others in the first place.

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