Write a THESIS
A thesis is your main argument. It is your answer to the question asked. It is made up of a number of ideas/ reasons why you agree/ disagree with the essay question. Your whole essay should connect to these ideas, as you build up evidence to support your response.
When you write a thesis, it needs to:
AKA "What is it asking me?"
Connectives: create cohesion through connectors!
in contrast alternatively furthermore moreover is analogous
in comparison similarly correspondingly conversely nevertheless
additionally indeed
like also alternatively as well as
but compared to concurrently differs from
however in contrast to in other respects in spite of this
just as greater than nevertheless not only
on the one hand on the other hand rather
similarly specifically the way that whereas
even though similar in that in both cases on the contrary
in the same way
alternatively although by contrast conversely
even though however in contrast in fact
in no way similar or differs from even so
in other respects in spite of this greater than nevertheless
on the contrary on the one hand on the other hand opposing
rather unlike not only but also whereas while whilst yet
after also and then as as a final point as well as as soon as
at the outset at the same time before every time first, second, third, etc
following initially in summary in the beginning lastly meanwhile
now that once on top of previously prior to subsequently up until now
finally formerly moreover