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A hypothesis is an educated guess. A thesis is not a guess but the central point that you are going to prove, to show the world that your view, your bias is correct. You are going to prove that you are right and the thesis will show what you are proving and how you will prove it with evidence. Proof is facts + opinion + explanation + examples. If you are missing one of the components, your proof will never be complete. It is too difficult to prove everything, so make sure that the thesis that you are proving is narrow, that you will only prove one thing instead of everything. The thesis is going to be the main aspect of your introductory paragraph. It will contain your main point as well as the main ways in which you are going to prove your point, especially the examples that you are going to use. The question you will be receiving is very broad and general so you need to narrow it down to something that you can discuss. You will also be given one single source that needs to be a part of your proof, but not the only part. For the Diploma exam, the question will always be the same but the source will always be different, resulting in different interpretations. In the Beginning: The Construction of the Body Paragraphs The Conclusion This is NOT a summary but a reminder to the reader that you are correct, why you are correct and how you showed to the world that you are correct. It needs to be more than a single sentence. It needs to be the final chance you have to influence the reader that you know what you are talking about in your essay. Characteristics of an Excellent Essay
 * __ The Development of a Social Studies Based Essay  __**  The Thesis:
 * 1) Read the Question and the Source: Is there anything in this topic that interests you? If yes, narrow the question into something that you know about. If no, you are in trouble and will have to fake it. The essay should teach the reader what your opinion is and you should convince them that you are right. If you are unsure of what you are going to prove, this will show up in your thesis and introduction.
 * 2) You need to plan out your essay. If you don’t know where you are going, you will never get there. You don’t have to write your intro. paragraph right away but you should be very clear of your thesis.
 * 3) What are the examples that you are going to use to prove that you are correct? You will need to interpret the source you are given but you need to add more examples and explanation to it.
 * 1) Know what you are talking about. New idea needs a new paragraph.
 * 2) Each paragraph should have a portion of your thesis and your proof: one aspect or facet. This single paragraph should also have one solid example and enough explanation to tie the example to your thesis.
 * 3) Your weakest paragraph should be first and your strongest paragraph should be last. Humans tend to remember the last thing that they read the best.
 * 4) Strong essays have an aspect of the thesis in every paragraph, a rope of proof that grows with each paragraph.
 * 1) Prove yourself with a strong thesis and examples that are well explained.
 * 2) Know what you are talking about in your examples and explanation.
 * 3) Write in a formal manner; do not write as you speak.
 * 4) Use proper vocabulary. Do not waste words: do not say “The economic system found in the United States that has little government interference” if you can say “market system” or “”free enterprise system.”
 * 5) Your spelling and grammar, etc. count. Proofread your essay that it makes sense, both from an example/explanation point of view but also a sentence aspect.
 * 6) Spend ten minutes at the beginning to plan your essay.
 * 7) What happens when you feel that you have not proven yourself? – This is the time that you need to look over your essay for holes that need to be filled. The biggest hole filler are more examples because this is the one area that tends to be forgotten the most often.
 * 8) Does your essay sound (tone) like it has been written by someone in gr. 12?
 * 9) If you sit on the fence, it is going to hurt. Pick one point to explain and do so fully.
 * 10) This is your essay, it needs to be something that represents you and your attitudes and opinions, it is something that you set out to prove and you have done so for the reader.