Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Thesis
Statement
Outlining
Drafting
Essay
Completion
Paragraphs
Main Idea 1
Main Idea 2
Main Idea 3
Conclusion
A good paragraph …
It has a topic sentence just
like the top bun.
There is a concluding
sentence like the bun at the
bottom that ‘holds’
everything together.
The Introduction
Introduce writer’s
subsequent point
Provide support for
this point
Conclude
Conclusion and Recommendations
Restate stance
Present one or two general sentences which
accurately summarize your opinion which support the
main conclusion
Provide a recommendation/suggestion/
advice/prediction/solution
Conclusion and Recommendations
For example
To illustrate
Specifically
For instance
Such as
SIGNAL WORDS:
To show CAUSE AND EFFECT
Because Since
Therefore As a result
So Result in
Cause
Effect
Thus
Consequently
SIGNAL WORDS: To show ADDITION OF
INFORMATION
Also Furthermore
Another In addition
Finally Last of all
First Likewise
First of all Moreover
For one thing Next
And
SIGNAL WORDS:
To show SIMILAR IDEAS
Likewise
Similarly
Just like
As
Just as
In like manner
In a similar fashion
In the same way
SIGNAL WORDS:
To show CONTRASTING IDEAS
argue allege
claim insist
maintain suggest
assert point out
contend believe
Task
6. 2. SLANTED
JARGONS LANGUAGE
whenever possible
LANGUAGE
TO BE
AVOIDED
5. 3.
SARCASTIC PRETENTIOUS
LANGUAGE LANGUAGE
4.
COLLOQUIAL
LANGUAGE
1. SEXIST LANGUAGE