The Essay
The Essay
Writing an Essay
An essay is a piece of writing several paragraphs long instead of just one or two paragraphs. It is written about one topic, just as a paragraph is. However, the topic of an essay is too complex to discuss in one paragraph. Therefore, you must divide the topic into several paragraphs, one for each major point. Then you must tie all the separate paragraphs together by adding an introduction and a conclusion.
An essay has three main parts:
1. An introductory paragraph
2. A body (at least one, but usually two or more paragraphs)
3. A concluding paragraph
The Introductory Paragraph
The introductory paragraph has four purposes:
1. It introduces the topic of the essay
2. It gives a general background of the topic.
3. It often indicates the overall “plan” of the essay.
4. It should arouse the reader’s interest in the topic.
The introductory paragraph consists of two parts:
1. a few general statements about your subject
2. a thesis statement
Model
Introductory Paragraph
General statements
Thesis statement
General statements introduce the topic of the essay give background information on the topic
The first sentence in an introductory paragraph should be a very general comment about the subject. Its purpose is to attract the reader’s attention and to give background information on the topic. Each subsequent sentence should become more specific than the previous one and finally lead to the thesis statement.
The thesis statement states the main topic often lists the subdivisions of the topic or subtopics may indicate the method of organization of the entire paper is usually the last sentence in the introductory paragraph
The thesis statement is the most important sentence in the introduction. It states the specific topic and often lists the major subtopics that will be discussed in the body of the essay. Furthermore, it may indicate the method of organization such as chronological order
Writing an Essay
An essay is a piece of writing several paragraphs long instead of just one or two paragraphs. It is written about one topic, just as a paragraph is. However, the topic of an essay is too complex to discuss in one paragraph. Therefore, you must divide the topic into several paragraphs, one for each major point. Then you must tie all the separate paragraphs together by adding an introduction and a conclusion.
An essay has three main parts:
1. An introductory paragraph
2. A body (at least one, but usually two or more paragraphs)
3. A concluding paragraph
The Introductory Paragraph
The introductory paragraph has four purposes:
1. It introduces the topic of the essay
2. It gives a general background of the topic.
3. It often indicates the overall “plan” of the essay.
4. It should arouse the reader’s interest in the topic.
The introductory paragraph consists of two parts:
1. a few general statements about your subject
2. a thesis statement
Model
Introductory Paragraph
General statements
Thesis statement
General statements introduce the topic of the essay give background information on the topic
The first sentence in an introductory paragraph should be a very general comment about the subject. Its purpose is to attract the reader’s attention and to give background information on the topic. Each subsequent sentence should become more specific than the previous one and finally lead to the thesis statement.
The thesis statement states the main topic often lists the subdivisions of the topic or subtopics may indicate the method of organization of the entire paper is usually the last sentence in the introductory paragraph
The thesis statement is the most important sentence in the introduction. It states the specific topic and often lists the major subtopics that will be discussed in the body of the essay. Furthermore, it may indicate the method of organization such as chronological order