Essay

An essay is a short work of writing that treats a topic from author’s personal point of view, a piece of writing several paragraph long instead of just one or two paragraph.

An essay has three main parts:

1. An introductory paragraph

The introductory paragraph attracts the reader’s attention and informs the reader what your main topic of discussion will be. An introductory paragraph has two parts:

1. 1. Several general sentences that give background information on your subject and gradually lead your reader into your specific topic.

   2. A thesis statement that states the subdivisions (topics of each paragraph). It may also indicate your method of development.

2. The body of an essay discussed your subdivided topics, one by one. It contains as many paragraphs as necessary to explain the controlling ideas in the thesis statement

3. The concluding paragraph reminds your reader of what you have said. Remember to use a “conclusion” transitional signal. Your concluding paragraph has summary of the main ideas or a restatement of the thesis in different words and your final comment on the topic.