Introduction
In a university class, it usually needs to write
more than a paragraph to present all of your information. Expanding a paragraph
into an essay is easy now that you have a clear understanding of how to
organize a paragraph. Like a paragraph, an essay has three parts:
- The introductory paragraph
- The body paragraph
- The concluding paragraph
While the introductory and concluding paragraphs
have different organizational patterns, the body paragraphs are basically
organized like the individual paragraph.[1]
Though more advanced academic papers are a category all their own, the basic
high school or college essay has the following standardized, five paragraph
structure: Paragraph 1: Introduction
Paragraph 2: Body 1
Paragraph 3: Body 2
Paragraph 4: Body 3
Paragraph 5: Conclusion
Though it may seem formulaic – and, well, it is - the idea behind this structure is to make it easier for the reader to navigate the ideas put forth in an essay. You see, if your essay has the same structure as every other one, any reader should be able to quickly and easily find the information most relevant to them.[2]
Discussion
The introductory paragraph gets your reader interested in your essay and
presents your main idea. Use a hook to get your reader interested in your
essay. Common hooks are:
·
General
to specific
Start with a broad topic
and narrow it down to a manageable topic for an essay.
·
A
short anecdote
Write a personal story
that related to your topic.
·
A
historical introduction
Write a brief history of
your topic.[3]
From all that three of that hooks I guess that
hook is important to make reader interested to read our writing. It’s ok to use
just one or two hook inside our writing.Only then, with the reader’s attention "hooked," should you move on to the thesis. The thesis should be a clear, one-sentence explanation of your position that leaves no doubt in the reader’s mind about which side you are on from the beginning of your essay.
Following the thesis, you should provide a mini-outline which previews the examples you will use to support your thesis in the rest of the essay. Not only does this tell the reader what to expect in the paragraphs to come but it also gives them a clearer understanding of what the essay is about.
Finally, designing the last sentence in this way has the added benefit of seamlessly moving the reader to the first paragraph of the body of the paper. In this way we can see that the basic introduction does not need to be much more than three or four sentences in length. If yours is much longer you might want to consider editing it down a bit!
Here, by way of example, is an introductory paragraph to an essay in response to the following question:
"Do we learn more from finding out that we have made mistakes or from our successful actions?" [4]
Thesis statement expresses the main idea of the essay, and it has a topic and controlling idea.
Example : a ballet dancer has a difficult life. A ballet dancer is a topic and has a difficult is controlling idea.
Continue to the body paragraph. The middle paragraphs of the essay are collectively known as the body paragraphs and, as alluded to above, the main purpose of a body paragraph is to spell out in detail the examples that support your thesis.
For the first body paragraph you should use your strongest argument or most significant example unless some other more obvious beginning point (as in the case of chronological explanations) is required. The first sentence of this paragraph should be the topic sentence of the paragraph that directly relates to the examples listed in the mini-outline of introductory paragraph.
A one sentence body paragraph that simply cites the example of "George Washington" or "LeBron James" is not enough, however. No, following this an effective essay will follow up on this topic sentence by explaining to the reader, in detail, who or what an example is and, more importantly, why that example is relevant.
Even the most famous examples need context. For example, George Washington’s life was extremely complex – by using him as an example, do you intend to refer to his honesty, bravery, or maybe even his wooden teeth? The reader needs to know this and it is your job as the writer to paint the appropriate picture for them. To do this, it is a good idea to provide the reader with five or six relevant facts about the life (in general) or event (in particular) you believe most clearly illustrates your point.
Having done that, you then need to explain exactly why this example proves your thesis. The importance of this step cannot be understated (although it clearly can be underlined); this is, after all, the whole reason you are providing the example in the first place. Seal the deal by directly stating why this example is relevant. In a body paragraph may function as a transition, or bridge, to the next paragraph. Transitional phrases are useful for showing the reader where one section ends and another begins. It may be helpful to see them as the written equivalent of the kinds of spoken cues used in formal speeches that signal the end of one set of ideas and the beginning of another. In essence, they lead the reader from one section of the paragraph of another.
Next to the concluding paragraph. In a conclusion paragraph, you summarize what you’ve written about in your paper. When you’re writing a good conclusion paragraph, you need to think about the main point that you want to get across and be sure it’s included. If you’ve already written a fabulous introductory paragraph, you can write something similar with different wording. Here are some points to remember.
Use your introductory paragraph as a guide. You may have started by saying, “There are three classes at school that I absolutely can’t wait to go to every day.” You can start your conclusion by saying, “Gym, Math, and Art are the three classes I try to never miss.”
If it’s a longer paper, a good place to start is by looking at what each paragraph was about. For example, if you write a paper about zoo animals, each paragraph would probably be about one particular animal. In your conclusion, you should briefly mention each animal again. “Zoo animals like polar bears, lions, and giraffes are amazing creatures.”[5]
Conclusion
So to make an essay, it necessary to have 3 parts inside an essay. 3 parts
of building the introductory and body of the essay is introductory, body, and
concluding. To make introductory in essay should set thesis statement. In the
body should set supporting sentences and a concluding sentence. And it’s
necessary to set transition or bridge.
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