User blog comment:Mr. Pengy/A rant on my attention span/@comment-2240864-20120222204355/@comment-2240864-20120222205402

English is pretty easy sailing. Remember an essay starts with a Body paragraph that contains THESIS STATEMENT, which basically can be you restating the topic question. A thesis statement declares what you will show/explain and then how you will do it. This paper will show how vampires in literature have changed over the years by examining their characteristics, the literature about them, and by showing a shift in the reader-base. From here, the next three MAIN paragraphs should be about each topic. You can (and probably will) have more than 3, but one paragraph per thesis point (literature about them, reader-base, etc.) are mandatory. The final paragraph is the Conclusion, where you should restate your thesis, recap how you showed what, but NEVER INCLUDE NEW INFORMATION IN THIS PARAGRAPH. Super important. The conclusion seeks to sum up your essay. That's all there is to essay writing...well, informative. Also, avoid using "I" or "YOU" in any way, shape, or form unless in quotes. You need to learn that NOW and drill that in your head. Erect a monument to never using I/YOU in your head if you have to. College professors can be Nazis about using those two words and can cut your grade by as much as 1-3 letters. Instead of "you might find that" to "one might find that". Using 'one' instead of 'you' is a grade-saver :3