Basic Essay Structure


 


I. Introduction or Thesis


  A. Introduction


  1. Something that grabs a reader’s interest.


  2. Provides a context for the subject.


  3. Establishes a common ground between you and a  


  possibly skeptical reader.


  4. Use of a quotation or anecdote.


B. Thesis


  1. State a unifying idea for the paper.


  2. Preview the structure of the essay.


 II. Body of Essay


A. Reason or support # 1


  1. DPE – Data, proof, and evidence (examples, statistics, or


  authoritative researchers).


 B. Reason or support # 2


  1. DPE – Data, proof, and evidence (examples, statistics, or


  authoritative researchers).


 C. Reason or support # 3


  1. DPE – Data, proof, and evidence (examples, statistics, or


  authoritative researchers).


 *Always remember: the more DPE to support your position, the better!


 III. Conclusion


  A. Suggest a broader significance of the unifying idea.


  B. Provide a sense of completion.




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