درس
The Essay
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From Paragraph to Essay
We have learned how to plan, organize and write various models of paragraphs so far. We will learn how to write academic essays by using our knowledge of paragraphs. In this pack, we will learn to write a five – paragraphs essay because in academic writing you will usually be asked to do so.
Essay: An essay is a group of paragraphs about one topic and one main idea. It has three parts: the introduction, the body, and the conclusion. The structure of a paragraph is very similar to the structure of an essay. We can think of an essay as an expanded paragraph, that is, they have the same structure but an essay is longer.
Read Carefully!
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The topic sentence states the topic. ·
The topic sentence states the controlling idea. ·
The topic sentence is the first sentence of a
paragraph. ·
The supporting sentences reflect the idea in the
topic sentence. ·
The conclusion is the last sentence of a paragraph. ·
The introductory paragraph states the topic. ·
The thesis statement states the controlling idea ·
The thesis statement is the last sentence of an
introductory paragraph. ·
The supporting paragraphs reflect the idea in the
thesis statement. ·
The conclusion is the last paragraph of an essay.
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