First off is the introduction.
“Introduction: the first paragraph
(or paragraphs) of any written work”
An introduction captures your
audience's attention, gives background on your topic, develops interest in your
topic, and guides your reader to your thesis. There are three basic ways to write
an introduction. You can write the introduction after you write the body of
your essay. You can write the introduction before you write the body of your
essay. You can rough out the introduction first and then focus and revise it
once you have written your essay. But there is no single right form for an
introduction to take. The introduction begins with a broad statement about the
main idea. This statement might suggest background or the general category to
which the thesis idea belongs. The next sentences are more specific, moving
closer to the actual thesis of the essay. The final sentence of an introduction
often contains a fairly specific version of the main idea.
Next
will be the thesis statement. A thesis
statement is an assertion, not a statement of fact or an observation. It takes
a stand rather than announcing a subject. A thesis is also the main idea, not
the title. It must be a complete sentence that explains in some detail what you
expect to write about. They are narrow, rather than broad. If the thesis
statement is sufficiently narrow, it can be fully supported. A thesis statement
is specific rather than vague or general. It has one main point rather than
several main points. More than one point may be too difficult for the reader to
understand and the writer to support. You can revise your thesis
statement whenever you want to while you are writing your essay. Writers often
discover what their real purpose and point is in the process of putting their
thoughts into words and then reading what they have written.
And
finally the conclusion, conclusions are often the most difficult part of an
essay to write, and many writers feel that they have nothing left to say after
having written the paper. A writer needs to keep in mind that the conclusion is
often what a reader remembers best. Your conclusion should be the best part of
your paper. A conclusion should do three things, stress the importance of the
thesis statement, give the essay a sense of completeness, and leave a final
impression on the reader. A strategy for writing a conclusion is echoing your
introduction, it is meant to bring the reader full-circle. If you begin by
describing a scenario, you can end with the same scenario as proof that your
essay was helpful in creating a new understanding.
