Essay Structure
See Dr. Allan Payne's model of essay structure from his Writing Guide:
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Essay Structure
Essays consist of three parts:
1. Introduction
a. Attention-getting title
b. Attention-grabbing first line
1. Quotation
2. Question about the subject
3. Unusual fact about the subject
4. Dramatic case study
5. Brief anecdote about subject
6. An analogy comparing topic to something else
c. Transitional sentence/s
d. Thesis statement that includes a table of contents of what essay will deliver
2. Body paragraphs each following a basic format
a. Transitional word or statement
b. Topic sentence that relates to one key term of the thesis statement’s table of contents
c. Support for the topic sentence
1. Examples
2. Statistics
3. Concrete details
d. Coherence created by repeating key terms, using synonyms, pronouns, and transitions
3. Conclusion
a. Restate the generalization part of thesis statement.
b. Emphasize each point of the table of contents with its own complete sentence.
c. Conclude with your strongest statement of the essay.
Essays consist of three parts:
1. Introduction
a. Attention-getting title
b. Attention-grabbing first line
1. Quotation
2. Question about the subject
3. Unusual fact about the subject
4. Dramatic case study
5. Brief anecdote about subject
6. An analogy comparing topic to something else
c. Transitional sentence/s
d. Thesis statement that includes a table of contents of what essay will deliver
2. Body paragraphs each following a basic format
a. Transitional word or statement
b. Topic sentence that relates to one key term of the thesis statement’s table of contents
c. Support for the topic sentence
1. Examples
2. Statistics
3. Concrete details
d. Coherence created by repeating key terms, using synonyms, pronouns, and transitions
3. Conclusion
a. Restate the generalization part of thesis statement.
b. Emphasize each point of the table of contents with its own complete sentence.
c. Conclude with your strongest statement of the essay.
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