ESSAY

Planning your essay

(Brainstorming= mencari ilham)

• Topic/theme ?
• Something you like? Or dislike?
• Identify your purpose. To entertain? To
inform? To reflect? To describe ?
• Develop thesis or controlling idea.
• Create the structure (outline).
 Theme: Artist’s concert
• Thesis : 3 Reason why I like to go to concert.
• Method : Argumentation
 OUTLINE
I. Introduction Paragraph
A. Hook (Quote, Statistics, Proverb, etc)
B. Background Points
C. Thesis Statement
II. Body Paragraph
A. Topic Sentence 1
1) Supporting fact 1
2) Supporting fact 2
B. Topic Sentence 2
1) Supporting fact 1
2) Supporting fact 2
C. Topic Sentence 2 or Transition sentence.
1) Supporting fact 1
2) Supporting fact 2
III.Conclusion Paragraph
A. Re-statement of Thesis or
– Summary of Main Point
– Challenge to the Reader
– Evaluation
– Prediction
– Solution
• I. Introduction
• A. Sentence to get the attention of your readers:
• B. One-sentence thesis statement:
• II. Body
• A. First main idea:
• 1). Supporting evidence for the first idea:
• 2). Supporting evidence for the first idea:
• 3). Supporting evidence for the first idea:
• B. Second main idea:
• 1). Supporting evidence for second main idea:
• 2). Supporting evidence for second main idea:
• 3). Supporting evidence for second main idea:
• C. Third main idea:
• 1). Supporting evidence for third main idea:
• 2). Supporting evidence for third main idea:
• 3). Supporting evidence for third main idea:
• III. Conclusion
• A. Restatement of your thesis:
• B. Insightful sentence to end your essay:
 PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT SONG
(in Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars tune)
Paragraph development:
Definition, Example,
General analysis,
Process, Classification

Topic , supporting sentence

Linking words you must concern
 METHODS OF PARAGRAPH
DEVELOPMENT SONG (2)
sung in Topi Saya Bundar’s tune

• DESCRIPTION, NARRATION
• COMPARISON-CONTRAST
• DON’T FORGET CAUSE-EFFECT
• AND ARGUMENTATION