best essay strat?

alvy
Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:44:08 +0000

As you practice the transitions should begin to come naturally. When you feel like a new idea is coming, make a new paragraph. I don’t really support the idea of coming into the SAT with a structure and just filling it in. I know the idea of the test is that it’s a one time thing and just get the best score you can, but Idk as a writer, I take it as another opportunity to improve my skills.

That’s probably not the answer you’re looking for. So I’d suggest trying to find a common ground between the final sentence of the previous paragraph and your introductory sentence of the next paragraph. It’s difficult for me to find an example in my work for I usually "flow but here’s one thing I could find

The paper is about Senator Carolyn McCarthy as leader in courage

Of the nineteen, Ferguson killed McCarthy’s husband Dennis McCarthy and seriously injured her son Kevin McCarthy, who to this day remains partially disabled.
New paragraph
McCarthy overcame the distress and heartbreak by transforming her pain to a political level, instead of seeking revenge in a personal vendetta.

Notice how I stated the fact in the final sentence, and took the fact to a different level and related it to a different idea in order to start the new paragraph.

This may not be your style but I hope it helps

-Alvy