Academic Essay Structure Adapted from Ellen Yurika Nagasawa

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

Start in the right way WHAT TO DO Read carefully the instructions outline Start in the right way WHAT TO DO Read carefully the instructions Follow a logic structure Be organized Present a based position, not a naive opinion Focus on the main point Make references WHAT NOT TO DO Don’t believe that you are gifted Don’t think that you have to be a writer Don’t try to be too creative Don’t wait it to come out of thin air Don’t even consider plagiarism Never use first person such as “I believe...”

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

Introduction graphic “hook” General comments Thesis statement Be attractive! Grab your reader’s attention! “hook” General comments Thesis statement 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

Introduction Hook General comments Plan of development outline Thesis statement

Writing 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

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

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

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

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

Conclusion graph Thesis statement Coments Final statement Repeat the ideas of the thesis statement Thesis statement Coments Final 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

Conclusion Idea of the thesis statement General comments Final statement outline

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

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