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Chapter3
BasicSkillsinWritingEssays1.Structureofanessay----Muchlikethatofaparagraph,asshowninthefollowingchart.
MatchingchartofanessaywithaparagraphStructureofaParagraphStructureofanEssayFunctionofEachPartI.TopicsentenceI.Introduction1.GeneralStatementsAboutthetopic2.TopicStatement/ThesisStatementTostatethemainideaII.SupportingsentencesII.Body(atleastone,butusuallytwoormoreparagraphs)Paragraph1TopicSentenceEachparagraphdevelopsamajorpointofthetopic,sothenumberofparagraphsinthebodywillvarywiththenumberofthemajorpoints.SupportingSentencesConcludingSentenceParagraph2TopicSentenceSupportingSentencesConcludingSentenceParagraph3TopicSentenceSupportingSentencesConcludingSentenceIII.ConcludingsentenceIII.ConclusionRestatementorSummaryofthemainpoints;Finalcomment;Writer’view,attitude,etc.Tosumuporreflectthemainpointsdiscussedinthebody.
2.BeginninganEssay:CreatinganOpeningParagraphFourpurposesoftheopeningparagraph:1)Itstatesthetopicoftheessay.2)Itgivesbackgroundinformationonthetopic.3)Itshouldarousethereader’scuriosityaboutorinterestinthetopic.4)Itoftenindicatesthefocus,purpose,ordirectionoftheessay.
Twopartsoftheopeningparagraph1)Generalstatements:a-----introducethetopicoftheessayb----giveageneralbackgroundofthetopic2)Thetopicstatement:a----statesthemainpointb----limitsthetopicc----givesthetopicafocusorevenliststhemajorsubtopicsthatwillbediscussedinthebody.d----mayindicatethemethodoforganization.e----isusuallythelastsentenceintheopeningparagraph.
Sample1AUniversityProfessor(S1)Mr.LiisaseniorprofessorinHIST.(S2)Overtheyearsofhisteachingcareer,heispraise
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