The key points of emphasis in each essay are the professor wants<br /><br /> - a strong, clear, direct topic sentence at the very beginning ( first, or no later than second sentence ) of each paragraph- In his words, "tell me why I am reading this"-......He notices at times students will delve straight into the evidence without a topic sentence at the start of each paragraph and has taken points off for that <br /><br />- a clear introductory paragraph- Almost like within the paragraphs he wants a strong intro paragraph ( He recommends in some cases switching the conclusion paragraph with the intro because he has noticed in some cases the intro is weak because the writer does not yet have a firm idea on what he/she is writing on or arguing unlike the conclusion which is written at the end &nbsp;<br /><br />-avoid passive voice&nbsp;<br /><br />-be clear and concise, use less words to say the same message to give the same message but in a stronger manner rather than using "wordy sentences"