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Definition of essay
Essay- a piece of writing from combination of
several paragraphs
Discuss only one topic but more complex than
paragraph
So several paragraphs are needed to form the
body of essays
The body paragraphs are complemented by
introduction and conclusion paragraphs
Diagram of an essay
Introduction paragraph
The first paragraph of essay
the place in which the writer introduces the
reader to the topic
Contains general overview of the topic and
thesis statement
General overview- discuss briefly about the
topic without giving too much details
Try to capture readers’ interest by providing
anecdotes or statistics
How to introduce an introduction
Funnel introduction- started with
something general and focus to something
more specific
Interesting anecdotes- dramatic,
interesting or funny story/experience
Surprising statistics/data
Historical background
Thesis statement
It is also used to announce the essay topic
It briefly underlines the framework/sub
topics of the essay
It shows the direction/pattern of your writing
Sometimes it is used for the purpose of
declaring the opinion
Almost similar to topic sentence but it operates
at essay level
must contain the topic and controlling ideas