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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