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Academic Essay Structure

Learn how to structure an academic essay with key components such as hook, thesis statement, paragraphs outline, and conclusion outline. Follow guidelines for writing the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion to create a cohesive and impactful essay.

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Academic Essay Structure

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  1. Academic Essay Structure Adapted from Ellen YurikaNagasawa

  2. Parts of an essay • Hook • General comments • Thesis Statement • Plan of development Introduction • Transitional expressions • Topic sentence • Details, Facts or Examples Paragraphs outline • Thesis Statement reassurance • Comments • Final Statement Conclusion

  3. outline Start in the right way

  4. About the Introduction • The Introduction is: • the first paragraph and the first impression of your work • a bridge so the reader can enter into your subject; • The introduction presents: • your clear position, or else, nobody will read it; • the thesis statement at the end, telling the reader what the essay is about; • the plan of development, part of your thesis statement, revealing what will be developed at each paragraph. outline

  5. Introduction graphic Be attractive! Grab your reader’s attention! General to specifics Show your research in a few sentences! What you will tell what you have to tell! outline Adapted from http://moodle.ufsc.br/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&id=127438

  6. Hook General comments Introduction Plan of development outline Thesis statement

  7. Writing the Paragraphs • The paragraphs: • work together to develop the thesis statement; • hold a specific idea that will be expressed as the topic sentence; • must be related to each other and all linked to the main idea; • is a single step towards a general conclusion; • must have the right transitional expressions to establish connections outline

  8. Paragraph #1 Topic sentence transitional expression Details, facts and examples supporting the main idea outline

  9. Paragraph #2 Topic sentence transitional expression outline Details, facts and examples supporting the main idea

  10. Paragraph #3 Topic sentence transitional expression outline Details, facts and examples supporting the main idea

  11. Writing the Conclusion • The conclusions: • should show why all your analysis and information matter; • work as a bridge, leading the reader from inside your subject back to his own world; • rephrase what you have previously said at the thesis statement; • may have concluding strategies (provocative insight or quotation, propose of a course of action, a solution to an issue, or question for further study, etc.) • should give the reader the feeling of satisfaction for reading it. outline

  12. Conclusion graph Repeat the ideas of the thesis statement Specific to general Summary Evaluation Opinion Your chance to have the last word on the subject Adapted from http://moodle.ufsc.br/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&id=127442

  13. Conclusion Idea of the thesis statement General comments Final statement outline

  14. Before submitting • Revise: • style, • grammar, • punctuation, • word choice, • format; • Acknowledge your sources; • Proofread; outline

  15. References • LLE7495-05425 (20111) - Compreensão e Produção Escrita em Língua Inglesa V (PCC 36 h/a). Available at <http://moodle.ufsc.br/course/view.php?id=7904> Accessed in April 12th, 2011. • Introductions. Available at <http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/introductions.html> Accessed in April 12th, 2011. • What is a thesis? Available at <http://www.kean.edu/~roneilfi/How%20to%20write%20a%20thesis%20statement.htm> Accessed in April 12th, 2011. • Crafting Paragraphs. Available at <http://www.csuohio.edu/academic/writingcenter/paragraf.html>Accessed in April 12th, 2011. • Methods Of Organizing Your Essay. Available at <http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/EssayOrgMethods.html> Accessed at April 12th, 2011. • Conclusions. Available at <http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/conclusions.html> Accessed in April 12th, 2011. outline

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