Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
The Essay
* An essay is a written defense of a position (a thesis) on a topic. A good essay-topic will motivate thinking. It is extremely important to make sure that the topic is focused. The thesis of your essay should be framed in relation to your topic. * The topic asks a question; the thesis answers the question. The essay is organized to explore the question and support your answer or opinion.
Paragraphs
Essays are made up of paragraphs, so let's look at what makes up a paragraph. There are four main types of paragraphs: introductory concluding developing transitional Most of us are familiar with introductory and concluding paragraphs, but let's look at the other two more closely in the next two sections
Transitional Paragraphs
Transitions carry the reader from one idea to the next; in other words, transitions link your ideas or your sections. Transitional paragraphs summarize what has just happened and introduce what will happen next. So while developing paragraphs may have a transitional sentence at the end, at the end of a section of an essay, it may be appropriate to have a transitional paragraph, summing up the previous paragraphs, before moving on to the next section of the essay.
Developing Paragraphs
As the name suggests, developing paragraphs "develop" your ideas. Generally, every developing paragraph does four things (not always in this order): Topic Sentence: introduces the one idea that this paragraph will develop Evidence: presents the evidence that supports the topic Discussion/Explanation: shows how your evidence supports the point made in the topic sentence answers the question, "So what?" Conclusion/Transition: sums up what your paragraph has shown or discussed and may connect it to the next paragraph
Example
Topic: Why I like apples. 3 sections: SECTION A) Apples are delicious. SECTION B) Apples are healthy SECTION C) You can use apples in many different types of foods. So, even though you have a three part-essay, it will be much more than three paragraphs.