For this course, all essays must be a minimum of five paragraphs. This includes a clear introduction your topic with a thesis statement, three main points that support your thesis statement, and a clear concluding statement. Your introduction
should include a single sentence that helps the reader understand what your essay is about-this is your thesis statement-
followed by an introduction to the points you will make that support your thesis in the order you will present them as your
body paragraphs, and a clear transition statement that helps the reader seamlessly transition to the first body paragraph.
Your body paragraphs should be organized in the order they are introduced in your introduction. Use cited research and
quotes to support your claims. Your conclusion should summarize all important points made in your essay without saying
the exact same thing again and without introducing new ideas.

What type of writing is demonstrated in this excerpt by general philip henry sheridan? at once i set about preparing for the examination which precedes admission to the military academy, studying zealously under the direction of mr. william clark; my old teachers, mcnanly and thorn, having disappeared from somerset and sought new fields of usefulness. the intervening months passed rapidly away, and i fear that i did not make much progress, yet i thought i should be able to pass the preliminary examination. that which was to follow worried me more and gave me many sleepless nights; but these would have been less in number, i fully believe, had it not been for one specification of my, outfit which the circular that accompanied my appointment demanded. this requirement was a pair of "monroe shoes." now, out in ohio, what "monroe shoes" were was a mystery—not a shoemaker in my section having so much as an inkling of the construction of the perplexing things, until finally my eldest brother brought an idea of them from baltimore, when it was found that they were a familiar pattern under another name. a. research essay b. persuasive essay c. biography d. memoir