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Remove unimportant requirements and emphasise important ones
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23 changes: 9 additions & 14 deletions _pages/LK_Checklist_Comment_B1.md
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Content

- Your comment has a descriptive **heading.** (Not relevant for FOSBOS
students.)

- Does your introduction ...

catch the reader's attention (with a hook)

briefly explain the issue

for **FOSBOS** students: ... lead up to a paraphrase
of the essay question as a direct or indirect question

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Structure

- The **introduction** leads up to and presents a **concise thesis statement**
(for **FOSBOS** students: the paraphrase of the essay question). The introduction
introduces the topic briefly in general terms. It should be **approximately
10-20% of your word count**.
(for **FOSBOS** students: the paraphrase of the essay question). The
introduction introduces the topic briefly in general terms. It should be
**approximately 10-20% of your word count**.

- You divide your text into **paragraphs**, and for every body paragraph, the
**topic sentence** (first sentence of the paragraph) presents **one claim**,
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- If you have more than one body paragraph, you order your paragraphs from
least important (your weakest argument) to most important (your strongest
argument). Your later body paragraphs should be longer since you will want to
go into more detail for your strongest arguments.
**go into more detail for your strongest argument(s)**.

- The comment ends in a **concluding paragraph**, which sums up the main points
and restates the thesis statement in a new way. The conclusion does not
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- You use the **first person** and **different verbs and phrases to express
your opinion**.

**Talk to your teacher** about where in your comment you should present
your personal opinion using first-person pronouns. They may expect you to write
about your personal opinion **throughout** your comment **or** to only present
it **in the conclusion** of your comment. At **FOSBOS**, you should only
present your personal view **in the concluding paragraph**.
**Talk to your teacher** about where in your comment you should present your
personal opinion using first-person pronouns. They may expect you to write
about your personal opinion **throughout** your comment **or** to only
present it **in the conclusion** of your comment. At **FOSBOS**, you should
only present your personal view **in the concluding paragraph**.
{: .notice--warning}

- You use a wide range of **sentence structures correctly**, e.g. conditional
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Content

- Your essay has a descriptive **heading.** (Not relevant for FOSBOS students.)

- Does your introduction ...

catch the reader's attention (with a hook)

briefly explain the issue

for **FOSBOS** students: ... lead up to a paraphrase
of the essay question as a direct or indirect question

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Structure

- The **introduction** leads up to and presents a **concise thesis statement**
(for **FOSBOS** students: the paraphrase of the essay question). The introduction
introduces the topic briefly in general terms. It should be **approximately
10-20% of your word count**.
(for **FOSBOS** students: the paraphrase of the essay question). The
introduction introduces the topic briefly in general terms. It should be
**approximately 10-20% of your word count**.

- You divide your text into **paragraphs**, and for every body paragraph, the
**topic sentence** (first sentence of the paragraph) presents **one claim**,
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sentences and do not introduce new ideas.

- The arguments which you agree with less come first. Your later body
paragraphs should be longer since you will want to go into more detail for
your strongest arguments.
paragraphs should be longer since you will want to **go into more detail for
your strongest arguments**.

- The comment ends in a **concluding paragraph**, which sums up the main points
and restates the thesis statement in a new way. The conclusion does not
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