DEVELOPING THE ESSAY
Attention grabbing
Start the introduction
with general statements
to build a strong
premise and gradually
move to specific key
ideas and details.
E.g.: Funnel Introduction
Claim, Evidence and
Reasoning of the
paragraph.
Links with the second
subtopic of the thesis.
Provides topic +
controlling idea of the
paragraph.
Links with the third
subtopic of the thesis.
Provides topic +
controlling idea of the
paragraph.
1. Summarize the body or
2. Give your opinion
sentence that appears
I - INTRODUCTION in the beginning of
the introduction.
1. Hook Sentence
2. General Statements
3. Specific Statement Predicts, organizes
(Thesis Statement) and provides the
controlling idea of the
essay.
II - BODY
A Links with the first
subtopic of the thesis.
1. Topic Sentence
Provides topic +
2. Support 1
controlling idea of the
3. Support 2
paragraph.
4. Support 3
5. Concluding Sentence
Summarizes the
supporting ideas or
B
paraphrases the topic
6. Topic Sentence sentence.
7. Support 1
8. Support 2
9. Support 3
10. Concluding Sentence
C
11. Topic Sentence
12. Support 1
13. Support 2
14. Support 3
15. Concluding Sentence
Signals the end of the
III - CONCLUSION essay.
Leaves the reader
paraphrase the thesis with the most
statement. important details.
States or restates the
(prediction/ solution/
consequence/ writer’s opinion.
authoritative quotation.)