Here are our essay guidelines:

1.  Essay must open with impact.  (The first sentence must grab the reader’s attention and cannot be a question or a quotation.)

2.  The thesis sentence must clearly answer the assigned question.

3.  The body paragraph must defend the thesis.

4.  The conclusion must state why the thesis is important.

5.  Essay must be written in the third person.  (Do not use I, me, we, us, you, or any other phrases outside of the third person.)

6.  Essay must be three paragraphs and each paragraph must be 5-7 sentences.

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