The Parts of an EssayA Review

Essay Basics1. A Picture of the Essay2. Parts of the Essay w/ Definitions3. Order the Parts4. Standard Essay Review w/ Empty

Outline5. An Example Essay w/ Missing Parts6. “FCS/What to Avoid”7. Editing the Ice Cream Paragraph for

FCS8. Introductory Essay Topics9. Making a Good Hook

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

A Picture of the Essay

1. Introduction

A. Hook – Catches Attention

B. Thesis – Holds It Together -- The thesis you choose must be able to go throughout the essay.

2. Body 1, Body 2, Body 3 -- The body you choose must be able to be made into many more bodies. Within the bodies label what would be the details/ elaboration.

3. Conclusion – Wraps It Up!

Now, create your own “essay” following these guidelines:

Body 2

Body 3

HookThesis = Oozing

Chocolate Syrup!

Body 1

Introduction

Conclusion

Do you know the order?

Rewrite these parts so that they are in order:

Body 1 Body 2 Hook Make a Point/Wrap It Up! Restate Thesis Body 3 Summarize Bodies Thesis Topic Development

Making a Good Hook

What can you do to catch the reader’s attention? Question Famous Quote Famous Line from a Song Jingle or Saying Dramatic Statement

A Question

“Have you ever seen a school that needed some TLC?”

(Make sure that the reader

would want to answer the question!)

A Famous Quote

Make sure that you understand your quote!

“Two roads diverged in a wood . . . And I -- I took the one less traveled by. . .”

“Be yourself. You’re the only one who can do it right.”

A Jingle

A Dramatic A Dramatic Statement/Story Statement/Story

"You are dribbling down the court. There are only seconds left on the clock…”

"Fire . . . The power of gasoline and a match can, in a single minute, destroy . . .”

"With only one hour of oxygen left in his tank . . ."

After making a hook, remember . . . The hook should relate to the essay's larger topic.

After you make a hook, it could take a few sentences to transition into the topic development and then the thesis. Take your time and write what is necessary to help link your ideas.

In the conclusion, try to reconnect to the hook to help the essay work as one writing piece rather than four separate paragraphs.

Example Introduction