Need help fitting research into 200 word essay format

[library_ghost]

how do people write a 200 word essay with actual substance? got 5 pages of research notes but need to compress everything into 200 words...

 

[multilingual_phd]

brutal truth - 200 word essay needs one main point. pick your strongest argument, dump the rest.

 

[library_ghost]

dump my research? spent weeks on it

 

[theoryBuff]

focus. 200 word structure:
intro (30 words)
main point (130 words)
conclusion (40 words)
no space for multiple arguments

 

[broke_but_studying]

wrote many 200 word essays in journalism. secret: write full version first, then cut ruthlessly. keep only essential evidence.

 

[library_ghost]

@broke_but_studying how do you decide what's essential?

 

[Wendy_89]

if something doesn't directly support your main thesis, it's out. 200 word essay means zero fluff.

 

[writeORdie]

actually love 200 word format now. teaches you to value every word. makes longer essays easier later.