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Always avoid wording like in this essay I will, which merely describes the essay. Is Othello a tragedy? This is a question, rather than a statement. As such, it doesnt give any information about the writers position, and it doesnt outline the essay. Othello is a tragedy. This is a satisfactory thesis statement in that it states a limited position and indicates the subject of the paper. However, it doesnt suggest an outline of the essay, or how the writer will develop the topic, so it is also of limited interest to the reader. Othello is a tragedy because it contains a tragic hero, he has a tragic flaw, and this leads to his downfall. This thesis statement indicates the subject and clearly shows the writers position. It is well focused and interests the reader by suggesting how the thesis will be developed. It contains all of the criteria for thesis statements, but doesnt provide any new insight. The male treatment of the female characters is the real tragedy of Othello. This thesis statement takes a clear position on a focused topic. Although it does not explicitly outline the topic, development is implied within the statement. This is the most interesting of the 5 thesis statements, because it approaches the topic in an original way. Thesis statements #4 and #5 are the most effective of these examples. Tips for writing body paragraphs Good body paragraphs should have a topic sentence full development of the main ideas in the topic sentence, including direct reference to and quotes from the literature unity; that is, they should develop one main idea coherence; that is, they should flow smoothly, logically from the topic to the concluding sentence. Tips for writing concluding paragraphs Good conclusions should restate thesis summarize the main points introduced in the thesis statement not introduce new material. Tips for improving sentence structure and mechanics Revise and edit your essays to ensure that they are free of grammar, punctuation, mechanical and spelling errors. Revise in stages, checking first for content, then for sentence grammar, then for comma use, etc. Do a special edit for any grammatical or mechanical errors you make frequently. Read from the end of the paper backwards to read each sentence individually for grammar. Tips on documentation: All sources, whether quoted, summarized or paraphrased must be cited using MLA format. Use a recent edition of the MLA manual and do a final edit for in-text citations and Works Cited entries.  $%ef  9 : X Y b f 8 ? 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