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SMB31302 – English for Academic Purposes

Brief Outline of Analytical Essay
SDG:

Topic:
INTRODUCTION Remarks:
1) What is the issue you are
Hook Statement /
reviewing in your essay?
Attention Getter:
2) Why the need to look
into this issue? (What is
General the importance of this
Information about issue and its
the Topic: implications?)
You can highlight these
through your hook
statement/ attention
Specific Scope:
getter, and also in the
background/ general
information of your
topic/ issue.
3) Thesis statement:
Thesis Statement: The scope/ direction of
your essay (What will
you be covering in your
essay/ review?)
BODY PARAGRAPH 1 1) Topic sentence:
(What will the paragraph
Topic Sentence: be about?)
2) Body of the Paragraph:
Body of the Points from both sides/
Paragraph: views
a) View 1
b) View 2
Concluding Your stand/ opinion
Sentence: (Do you agree or
partially agree, to one
BODY PARAGRAPH 2 side or both sides; OR
you disagree with both
Topic Sentence: views?)
Your justification(s)
3) Concluding sentence/
Body of the remark
Paragraph:

Concluding
Sentence:
BODY PARAGRAPH 3

Topic Sentence:

Body of the
Paragraph:

Concluding
Sentence:
CONCLUSION 1) Summary of your main
ideas/ scope
Concluding the 2) Restate your view/ stand
Essay: 3) Your view on the
importance of the topic/
Restatement of
issue, implications and/
Point of View:
or recommendation about
Ending the essay: the topic/ issue discussed.