This document outlines six principles of essay writing: 1) selecting a topic by writing about what you know and narrowing your topic, 2) writing a clear thesis statement that contains the controlling ideas, 3) using a paragraph relationship diagram to relate the thesis to topic sentences in each body paragraph, 4) writing an introduction that hooks the reader and introduces the thesis, 5) using transition signals between body paragraphs to show their relationship, and 6) concluding by summarizing the main ideas and leaving the reader with a final thought. Good thesis statements contain the essay's purpose in one clear sentence.
This document outlines six principles of essay writing: 1) selecting a topic by writing about what you know and narrowing your topic, 2) writing a clear thesis statement that contains the controlling ideas, 3) using a paragraph relationship diagram to relate the thesis to topic sentences in each body paragraph, 4) writing an introduction that hooks the reader and introduces the thesis, 5) using transition signals between body paragraphs to show their relationship, and 6) concluding by summarizing the main ideas and leaving the reader with a final thought. Good thesis statements contain the essay's purpose in one clear sentence.
This document outlines six principles of essay writing: 1) selecting a topic by writing about what you know and narrowing your topic, 2) writing a clear thesis statement that contains the controlling ideas, 3) using a paragraph relationship diagram to relate the thesis to topic sentences in each body paragraph, 4) writing an introduction that hooks the reader and introduces the thesis, 5) using transition signals between body paragraphs to show their relationship, and 6) concluding by summarizing the main ideas and leaving the reader with a final thought. Good thesis statements contain the essay's purpose in one clear sentence.
This document outlines six principles of essay writing: 1) selecting a topic by writing about what you know and narrowing your topic, 2) writing a clear thesis statement that contains the controlling ideas, 3) using a paragraph relationship diagram to relate the thesis to topic sentences in each body paragraph, 4) writing an introduction that hooks the reader and introduces the thesis, 5) using transition signals between body paragraphs to show their relationship, and 6) concluding by summarizing the main ideas and leaving the reader with a final thought. Good thesis statements contain the essay's purpose in one clear sentence.
I. Principles of Essay Writing I : Selecting a Topic
Academic prose need evidence, that’s why usually it requires more than just one paragraph. Each paragraph of an essay always have same form include a general topic sentences with controlling ideas, added by facts, examples, physical description, and experiences that describe the controlling ideas. An essay has : 1) A beginning : Introduction (general information and thesis statement) 2) A thesis sentence : The most general and important sentence in the essay 3) A middle : Describe or explain the thesis sentence 4) An Ending : Conclusion When you want to select a topic for your essay, you should do these process : Write about what you know, identify your audience, decide what the purpose of the essay, select an interesting topic. We have to narrow our topic, too.
II. Principles of Essay Writing II : Thesis Statement
Thesis statement : one sentence that contain the essay purpose It’s the clearest statement We put it in the beginning of the essay, in the end of the introduction We can’t just make it to be a simple statement and we can’t put it into question It contain controlling ideas It could be a statement of opinion or statement of intent.
III. Principles of Essay Writing III : Paragraph Relationship and Essay Outlining In essay for academic purpose, the thesis statement is related to the topic sentence. Here is diagram of Paragraph Relationship within an Essay i. Introduction Thesis: A B C (A B C are controlling ideas) ii. Body Paragraph Topic sentences A and followed by supporting sentences iii. Body Paragraph Topic sentences: B and followed by supporting sentences iv. Body Paragraph Topic sentences: C and followed by supporting sentences v. Conclusion Make an outline of our essay will help us to organize our ideas. It contains words and phrases or maybe a complete sentence but we have to make the words and phrases parallel.
IV. Principles of Essay Writing IV : The Introduction, Connecting Information, and
Writing the Introduction The purpose of the introduction are to give background information, to make it interesting for the reader, and mention the thesis. The introduction consist hook, connecting information, and thesis statement. How to write a hook : asking a question, make an interesting observation, describing a unique scenario, use a famous quotes, and or using background information. After the hook, write three to five sentences that will introduce the topic. It called a connecting information. Here are some type of the introduction : move from general to spesific, use an anecdote, use a quotation, ask a question, and present facts and statistic. We can choose it depending on how we make the essay.
V. Principles of Essay Writing V : Writing the Body and Transistion Signals
between Paragraphs The body of essay is three or four paragraph that will support the thesis statement. When we write an essay, we have to show the relationship between one paragraph to another one. It can be linked by using a transition signal.
VI. Principles of Essay Writing VI : Writing the Conclusion
We can use some transitions to make a conclusion like : In conclusion..., To summarize..., As we have seen..., or Finally...., The conclusion make the reader remember the main ideas that we put in the essay and there are suggestion, opinion, prediction, or a conclusion in the final sentence of an essay. 4 good thesis statement : 1. Why do we lie? (Page 170) The fact is that we lie for many reasons. 2. Education in The East and The West (Page 164) I have seen several areas in which education in Taiwan and education in the United States are different. 3. The Spanish Influence in America (Page 157) Hispanic contributions to American culture are reflected in the words we speak, the foods we consume, and the music we enjoy. 4. Winning (Page 158) To me, winning means overcoming obstacles.
