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Digging Through Essay Layers. By Aigiun Guseinova. Essay Structure (components). I ntroduction. Body ( paragraphing) part. C onclusion. Title and Content Layout with List. INTRODUCTION POINTS. Attention- grabber. Attention grabber.
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Digging Through Essay Layers By AigiunGuseinova
Essay Structure (components) Introduction Body ( paragraphing) part Conclusion
Title and Content Layout with List INTRODUCTION POINTS Attention- grabber Attention grabber You should keep the verb consistency throughout your whole essay ( for ex: use the past verbs for your past actions; future tense for your future ones) A quick summary of the context, relevance, or significance of your paper topic for an uninformed reader. Thesis Statement Background Information Background info Tone Tips Tone Tips Verb Consistency
“Without music, life would be a mistake.–Friedrich Nietzsche INTRODUCTION EXAMPLES Attention-grabber “Being a musician is a great career because a lot of people of admire you and it brings out your creativity” Thesis Statement Benefits of music “Music, the language of the soul, is as old as humanity. It's no secret that people love music. While taste in music differs from person to person, almost everyone enjoys some type of music. But by common observation, professional medical practitioners have linked music to our well-being and general health. A recent study concludes that listening to music has positive health effects on people of all ages” Background info
Think of Technology Development process. Do you consider it as invasion or innovation?
BODY/PARAGRAPHING POINTS • In addition to explaining the main idea, connect to your thesis. Explain why the main idea matters and fits into the overall argument you are trying to make. Answer the question” So What?” to tell your audience why you spent so much time for developing one point. • The rest of the paragraph should be devoted to explaining or developing the main idea of the paragraph. • A highly explicit topic sentence helps your reader to understand the main idea of your paragraph. Once you develop your topic more fully it becomes clear to your audience about your points/opinions. • If there are too many ideas in the paragraph, separate them into different paragraphs, each with one main idea. Cut the extraneous information and start drafting. • It usually helps your reader follow the flow of your argument if you include a transitional phrase or word at the beginning of each paragraph or at the end of the preceding paragraph. Topic Sentence Support for Main Idea Relevance to Thesis Transition Revising Paragraphing
ACTIVITY TIME ( TEAM WORK) Essay: Causes and Effects of Uncontrolled Urbanization Form 3-4 groups. Put the pieces of essay in the right order to form a final one for a submission to your professor
CONCLUSION PART Two Content Layout with Table END BIG
Men may move mountains But ideas move men…..
REFERENCE LIST http://www.unl.edu/writing/useful-links/ http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/writing/writing-resources/writing-essays http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/apessay_tips.html http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/five_par.htm