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Day 5. ELEMENTS OF AN ESSAY
Day 5. ELEMENTS OF AN ESSAY
Thesis
What you are writing about and supporting
throughout your essay?
Like the main idea of a paragraph, it’s a
generalization and includes all paragraphs
in your essay
Thesis Statement
A sentence in the essay that states the
thesis
Usually expressed in the first paragraph,
as part of the introduction
Should be “just right”
Not too general or it will not provide
adequate direction for the essay
Not too specific or it will be difficult to
develop into a series of related paragraphs
Thesis Statement-Examples
Describe a
Everyone knows what a
problem problem juvenile
delinquency has become
in our society.
Give an analogy
Children are just like
animals.
Show how the topic is
related to the
reader’s experience Most people know how
difficult it is to raise
children.
Introductory Paragraph
Controlling our children
Example
1.Most people knows what a social problem juvenile delinquency has
become. 2. Without proper control, children will run wild and create a danger
to themselves and everyone around them. 3. Controlling children’s behavior
is one of the most important tasks in today’s society. 4. By using discipline
techniques, parents, teachers, and police are the main agents responsible for
controlling children.
1. Attention Getter-Stating problem
2. Attention Getter-General Statement
3. Bridge or transition sentence
4. Thesis sentence
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