Here'sHow:
Selectthetopicofyouressay.
Choosethecentralidea,orthesis,ofyouressay.Forexample:Informationtechnologyhasrevolutionizedthewaywework.
Outlineyouressayintointroductory,bodyandsummaryparagraphs.
Theintroductoryparagraphbeginswithaninterestingsentence.Forexample:Homeworkershavegrownfrom150,000toover12millioninthepast5yearsthankstothewondersofthecomputer.
Afterthisfirstsentence,addyourthesisstatementfromabove.
Useonesentencetointroduceeverybodyparagraphtofollow.Forexample:TheInternethasmadethispossiblebyextendingtheofficeintothehome.
Finishtheintroductoryparagraphwithashortsummaryorgoalstatement.Forexample:Technologicalinnovationhasthusmadethetraditionalworkplaceobsolete.
Ineachofthebodyparagraphs(usuallytwoorthree)theideasfirstpresentedintheintroductoryparagrapharedeveloped.
Developyourbodyparagraphsbygivingdetailedinformationandexamples.Forexample:WhentheInternetwasfirstintroduceditwasusedprimarilybyscientists,nowitiscommonineveryclassroom.
Bodyparagraphsshoulddevelopthecentralideaandfinishwithasummaryofthatidea.Thereshouldbeatleasttwoexamplesorfactsineachbodyparagraphtosupportthecentralidea.
Thesummaryparagraphsummarizesyouressayandisoftenareverseoftheintroductoryparagrah.
Beginthesummaryparagrahbyquicklyrestatingtheprincipalideasofyourbodyparagraphs.Forexample:TheInternetinthehome,benefitsandeaseofuseofmoderncomputersystems...
Thepenultimatesentenceshouldrestateyourbasicthesisoftheessay.Forexample:Wehavenowpassedfromtheindustrialrevolutiontotheinformationrevolution.
Yourfinalstatementcanbeafuturepredictionbasedonwhatyouhaveshownintheessay.Forexample:Thenextstep:Thecompletedisappearanceoftheworkplace.
Tips:
Usestrongverbsandavoidmodalstostateyouropinion.Itisbettertowrite:TheworkplacehasevolvedthanTHeworkplaceseemstohaveevolved
Donotapologizeforwhatyouaresaying.Anessayisaboutyouropinion.
Donottranslatefromyourmothertongue,itwillquicklygetyouintotrouble!
