What are the characteristics of the “critical essay?” What are the general characteristics of the academic essay? Guide on Critical Essay.

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What are the characteristics of the “critical essay?” What are the general characteristics of the academic essay? Guide on Critical Essay

How much support? What kind? How do you structure it? Guide on Development

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Writing Guides Orienting Yourself Toward and Essay Topic Orienting Yourself Toward and Essay Topic Brainstorming for Reasons Brainstorming for Reasons Strategies for Developing Support Strategies for Developing Support Development Outline Example Critical Essay Detail of Secondary Support Detail of Secondary Support

Transition sentences that signal the main logical flow of an essay Transitions that keep the writer on track developing support Guide on Coherence